John 1:24

Simplified Cowboy Version

Then these religious know-it-alls

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

King James Version (1611)
And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

King James Version
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.

English Standard Version
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

New American Standard Bible
And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.

New Century Version
Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John:

Amplified Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Berean Standard Bible
Then the Pharisees who had been sent

Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees had also been sent to John.

Complete Jewish Bible
Some of those who had been sent were P'rushim.

Darby Translation
And they were sent from among the Pharisees.

Easy-to-Read Version
These Jews were sent from the Pharisees.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.

George Lamsa Translation
Those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

Good News Translation
The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,

Lexham English Bible
(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

Literal Translation
And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.

American Standard Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Bible in Basic English
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.

Hebrew Names Version
The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.

International Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Etheridge Translation
But they who were sent were from the Pharishee.

Murdock Translation
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.

English Revised Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

World English Bible
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.

Weymouth's New Testament
They were Pharisees who had been sent.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.

Update Bible Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Webster's Bible Translation
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.

New English Translation
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)

New King James Version
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

New Living Translation
Then the Pharisees who had been sent

New Life Bible
Those who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.

New Revised Standard
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they had been sent forth from among the Pharisees;

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.

Revised Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they which were sent were of the pharises.

Young's Literal Translation
And those sent were of the Pharisees,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they that were sent, were of ye Pharises.

Mace New Testament (1729)
Now the messengers were of the sect of the Pharisees, and they asked him,

THE MESSAGE
Those sent to question him were from the Pharisee party. Now they had a question of their own: "If you're neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.

Contextual Overview

¹⁹When the Jewish leaders sent some preachers and others from Jerusalem to ask John who he was, ²⁰John flat out told them, "I am not the Top Hand. I cannot save you." ²¹They asked him, "Well, are you Elijah who has come riding back?"He said, "Nope."Then they asked, "Are you the prophet who we've been waiting on?""Nope." ²²"Then who are you? We've got to go back and tell the leaders who you are. Just tell us." ²³John quoted words from the Good Book of Isaiah, "I'm a voice hollerin' from the back side of the pasture, 'Get out of the way because the Top Hand is ridin' into town.'" ²⁴Then these religious know-it-alls ²⁵asked him, "If you aren't the Top Hand, or Elijah, or the Prophet, then how come you think you can baptize folks?" ²⁶John said, "I just baptize with water. But look around, someone is standing right here that you do not recognize. ²⁷Though his ministry will come after mine, I'm not worthy to pull his boots off after a long day of gatherin'." ²⁸This exchange between John and the Pharisees took place at a place called Bethany, east of Jordan Creek. It's where John did his baptizing.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were of: John 3:1, John 3:2, John 7:47-49, Matthew 23:13-15, Matthew 23:26, Luke 7:30, Luke 11:39-44, Luke 11:53, Luke 16:14, Acts 23:8, Acts 26:5, Philippians 3:5, Philippians 3:6

John 1:25

Why: Matthew 21:23, Acts 4:5-7, Acts 5:28

that Christ: John 1:20-22, Daniel 9:24-26

Reciprocal: Matthew 3:7 - the Pharisees

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. Who were the straitest sect of religion among the Jews; were very zealous of the traditions of the elders, and professed an expectation of the Messiah; and were famous in the nation for their knowledge and learning, as well as for their devotion and sanctity: and many of them were in the sanhedrim, as appears from John 3:1,

John 3:1- :.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Were of the Pharisees - For an account of this sect, see the notes at Matthew 3:7. Why they are particularly mentioned is not certainly known. Many of the “Sadducees” came to his baptism Matthew 3:7, but it seems that they did not join in sending to him to know what was the design of John. This circumstance is one of those incidental and delicate allusions which would occur to no impostor in forging a book, and which show that the writers of the New Testament were honest men and knew what they affirmed. Because:

1. The Pharisees composed a great part of the Sanhedrin, Acts 23:6. It is probable that a deputation from the Sanhedrin would be of that party.
2. The Pharisees were very tenacious of rites and customs, of traditions and ceremonies. They observed many. They believed that they were lawful, Mark 7:3-4. Of course, they believed that those rites might be increased, but they did not suppose that it could be done except by the authority of a prophet or of the Messiah. When, therefore, John came “baptizing” - adding a rite to be observed by his followers - baptizing not only Gentiles, but also Jews - the question was whether he had authority to institute a new rite; whether it was to be received among the ceremonies of religion. In this question the Sadducees felt no interest, for they rejected all such rites at once; but the Pharisees thought it was worth inquiry, and it was a question on which they felt themselves specially called on to act as the guardians of the ceremonies of religion.