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King James Version (1611 Edition)
John 1:22
Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?
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Christian Standard Bible®
“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?”
“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?”
King James Version
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
English Standard Version
So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
New American Standard Bible
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
New Century Version
Then they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said, "Who are you? Give us an answer to tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Amplified Bible
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Legacy Standard Bible
Therefore, they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Therefore, they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Berean Standard Bible
So they said to him, "Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
So they said to him, "Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Contemporary English Version
Finally, they said, "Who are you then? We have to give an answer to the ones who sent us. Tell us who you are!"
Finally, they said, "Who are you then? We have to give an answer to the ones who sent us. Tell us who you are!"
Complete Jewish Bible
So they said to him, "Who are you? — so that we can give an answer to the people who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
So they said to him, "Who are you? — so that we can give an answer to the people who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
Darby Translation
They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Easy-to-Read Version
Then they said, "Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said, "Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?
Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?
George Lamsa Translation
Then they said to him, Who are you? so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?
Then they said to him, Who are you? so that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say concerning yourself?
Good News Translation
"Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
"Then tell us who you are," they said. "We have to take an answer back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Lexham English Bible
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we can give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Literal Translation
Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say about yourself?
Then they said to him, Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say about yourself?
American Standard Version
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Bible in Basic English
So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?
So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?
Hebrew Names Version
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
International Standard Version
Then they said to him, "Who are you? We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you? We must give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Etheridge Translation
And they said to him, And who art thou ? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself ?
And they said to him, And who art thou ? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself ?
Murdock Translation
And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
And they said to him: Who art thou? that we may give answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Then sayde they vnto hym: What art thou? that we may geue an aunswere to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?
Then sayde they vnto hym: What art thou? that we may geue an aunswere to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?
English Revised Version
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
World English Bible
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they to him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them that sent us.
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Then said they to him, Who art thou? That we may give an answer to them that sent us.
Weymouth's New Testament
So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"
So they pressed the question. "Who are you?" they said--"that we may take an answer to those who sent us. What account do you give of yourself?"
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? that we yyue an answere to these that senten vs. What seist thou of thi silf?
Therfor thei seiden to hym, Who art thou? that we yyue an answere to these that senten vs. What seist thou of thi silf?
Update Bible Version
They said therefore to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to those that sent us. What do you say of yourself?
They said therefore to him, Who are you? that we may give an answer to those that sent us. What do you say of yourself?
Webster's Bible Translation
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
New English Translation
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
New King James Version
Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"
New Living Translation
"Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
"Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?"
New Life Bible
Then they asked him, "Who are you? We must tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they asked him, "Who are you? We must tell those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
New Revised Standard
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So they said unto him - Who, art thou? that, an answer, we may give, unto them who sent us, - What sayest thou, concerning thyself?
So they said unto him - Who, art thou? that, an answer, we may give, unto them who sent us, - What sayest thou, concerning thyself?
Douay-Rheims Bible
They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?
They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?
Revised Standard Version
They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
They said to him then, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Then sayd they vnto him: what arte thou that we maye geve an answer to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?
Then sayd they vnto him: what arte thou that we maye geve an answer to them that sent vs: What sayest thou of thy selfe?
Young's Literal Translation
They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
They said then to him, `Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then sayde they vnto him: What art thou the, yt we maye geue answere vnto the that sent vs? What sayest thou of yi self?
Then sayde they vnto him: What art thou the, yt we maye geue answere vnto the that sent vs? What sayest thou of yi self?
Mace New Testament (1729)
said they to him, who then art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us: what sayst thou of thy self?
said they to him, who then art thou? that we may give an answer to those that sent us: what sayst thou of thy self?
THE MESSAGE
Exasperated, they said, "Who, then? We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something—anything!—about yourself."
Exasperated, they said, "Who, then? We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something—anything!—about yourself."
Simplified Cowboy Version
"Then who are you? We've got to go back and tell the leaders who you are. Just tell us."
"Then who are you? We've got to go back and tell the leaders who you are. Just tell us."
Contextual Overview
19 And this is the record of Iohn, when the Iewes sent Priests and Leuites from Hierusalem, to aske him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not: but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And hee answered, No. 22 Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe? 23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wildernesse: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias. 24 And they which were sent, were of the Pharises. 25 And they asked him, and said vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet? 26 Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not, 27 He it is, who comming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose. 28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordane, where Iohn was baptizing.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that: 2 Samuel 24:13
Reciprocal: John 8:25 - Who
Cross-References
Genesis 1:13
And the euening and the morning were the third day.
And the euening and the morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:14
And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.
And God said, Let there bee lights in the firmament of the heauen, to diuide the day from the night: and let them be for signes and for seasons, and for dayes and yeeres.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that mooueth vpon the earth.
And God blessed them, and God said vnto them, Be fruitfull, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it, and haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer euery liuing thing that mooueth vpon the earth.
Genesis 8:17
Bring foorth with thee euery liuing thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowle, and of cattell, and of euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitfull, and multiply vpon the earth.
Bring foorth with thee euery liuing thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowle, and of cattell, and of euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth, that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitfull, and multiply vpon the earth.
Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noah, and his sonnes, and said vnto them, Bee fruitfull and multiply, and replenish the earth.
And God blessed Noah, and his sonnes, and said vnto them, Bee fruitfull and multiply, and replenish the earth.
Genesis 30:27
And Laban said vnto him, I pray thee, if I haue found fauour in thine eyes, tary: for I haue learned by experience, that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
And Laban said vnto him, I pray thee, if I haue found fauour in thine eyes, tary: for I haue learned by experience, that the LORD hath blessed me for thy sake.
Genesis 30:30
For it was little which thou hadst before I came; and it is now increased vnto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my comming: and now when shall I prouide for mine owne house also?
For it was little which thou hadst before I came; and it is now increased vnto a multitude; and the LORD hath blessed thee since my comming: and now when shall I prouide for mine owne house also?
Genesis 35:11
And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
And God saide vnto him, I am God Almightie: be fruitfull and multiply: a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and Kings shall come out of thy loynes.
Leviticus 26:9
For I wil haue respect vnto you, and make you fruitfull, and multiply you, & establish my couenant with you.
For I wil haue respect vnto you, and make you fruitfull, and multiply you, & establish my couenant with you.
Job 40:15
Beholde now Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth grasse as an oxe.
Beholde now Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth grasse as an oxe.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Then said they unto him, who art thou?.... Since, as yet, he had only answered in negatives, who he was not, that he was not the Christ, nor Elias, nor that prophet; they desire he would give them a positive account who he was:
that we may give answer to them that sent us; that their labour might not be in vain; that they might not come so far for nothing, without knowing who he was; and that they might be capable of giving an account of him to the sanhedrim:
what sayest thou of thyself? they insisted on it, that he would openly, and honestly declare who he was, and what was his office and business; that from his own mouth, and not from the opinion and conjectures of others, they might represent him in a true light to those who had deputed them on this errand.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 22. That we may give an answer to them that sent us. — These Pharisees were probably a deputation from the grand Sanhedrin; the members of which, hearing of the success of the Baptist's preaching, were puzzled to know what to make of him, and seriously desired to hear from himself what he professed to be.
