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Berean Standard Bible

““Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.””

John 1:21

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Priests and Levites from Jerusalem have come to question John the Baptist about who he is. He has already said plainly that he is not the Christ.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

World English Bible (WEB)

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

King James Version (KJV)

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah are you?' and he said, 'I am not.' -- 'The prophet are you?' and he answered, 'No.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y le preguntaron: ¿Qué pues? ¿Eres tú Elías? Dijo: No soy. ¿Eres tú el profeta? Y respondió: No.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Le preguntaron: ―¿Y quién eres entonces? ¿Eres acaso Elías? Él respondió: ―No lo soy. ―¿Eres el Profeta? ―No.

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