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Berean Standard Bible

“to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?””

Matthew 11:3

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John the Baptist, now in prison, sends disciples to ask Jesus a question that reveals his uncertainty. John had announced the coming one, but Jesus' ministry had not looked like the fiery judgment he had predicted.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?”

World English Bible (WEB)

and said to him, “Are you he who comes, or should we look for another?”

King James Version (KJV)

And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

American Standard Version (ASV)

and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

said to him, 'Are you He who is coming, or for another do we look?'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Diciendo: ¿Eres tú aquél que había de venir, ó esperaremos á otro?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

a preguntarle a Jesús: ―¿Eres tú de veras el que estábamos esperando, o debemos esperar a otro?

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