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John 1:22
They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?
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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 (1611)
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?
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?
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 testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? 20 And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No. 22 They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaias. 24 And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. 25 And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet? 26 John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not. 27 The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose. 28 These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John 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 evening and the morning were the third day.
And the evening and the morning were the third day.
Genesis 1:14
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years:
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
And God blessed them, saying: Increase and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it, and rule over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and all living creatures that move upon the earth.
Genesis 8:17
All living things that are with thee of all flesh, as well in fowls as in beasts, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, bring out with thee, and go ye upon the earth: increase and multiply upon it.
All living things that are with thee of all flesh, as well in fowls as in beasts, and all creeping things that creep upon the earth, bring out with thee, and go ye upon the earth: increase and multiply upon it.
Genesis 9:1
And God blessed Noe and his sons. And he said to them: Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth.
And God blessed Noe and his sons. And he said to them: Increase, and multiply, and fill the earth.
Genesis 30:27
Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.
Laban said to him: Let me find favour in thy sight: I have learned, by experience, that God hath blessed me for thy sake.
Genesis 30:30
Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable, therefore, that I should now provide also for my own house.
Thou hadst but little before I came to thee, and now thou art become rich: and the Lord hath blessed thee at my coming. It is reasonable, therefore, that I should now provide also for my own house.
Genesis 35:11
And said to him: I am God almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
And said to him: I am God almighty, increase thou and be multiplied. Nations and peoples of nations shall be from thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins.
Leviticus 26:9
I will look on you, and make you increase: you shall be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you.
I will look on you, and make you increase: you shall be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you.
Job 40:15
(40-10) Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
(40-10) Behold behemoth whom I made with thee, he eateth grass like an ox.
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.
