Verse 23
John 1:23
English Revised Version
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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
Original Language Text
greek
ἔφη· Ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ· Εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, καθὼς εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.
English Translation
He said: I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 1 Context
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God (Elohim), and the Word was God (Elohim).
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All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that hath been made.
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In him was life; and the life was the light of men.
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And the light shineth in the darkness; and the darkness apprehended it not.
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There came a man, sent from God (Elohim), whose name was John.
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The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through h...
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He was not the light, but came that he might bear witness of the light.
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There was the true light, even the light which lighteth every man, coming into the world.
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He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not.
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He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.
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But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God (Elohim), even to t...
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which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God (Elo...
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And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotte...
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John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me...
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For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.
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For the law was given by Moses; grace and truth came by Yashua (Jesus) Christ.
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No man hath seen God (Elohim) at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Fathe...
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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to a...
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And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he...
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They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sa...
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He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said...
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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither...
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John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
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even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
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These things were done in Bethany beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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On the morrow he seeth Yashua (Jesus) coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God (Elohim),...
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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was before me.
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And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing w...
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And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it a...
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And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou...
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And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God (Elohim).
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Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;
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and he looked upon Yashua (Jesus) as he walked, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God (Elohim)!
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And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Yashua (Jesus).
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And Yashua (Jesus) turned, and beheld them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? And they sa...
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He saith unto them, Come, and ye shall see. They came therefore and saw where he abode; and they abo...
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One of the two that heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter’s brother.
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He findeth first his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messiah (which is, bei...
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He brought him unto Yashua (Jesus). Yashua (Jesus) looked upon him, and said, Thou art Simon the son...
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On the morrow he was minded to go forth into Galilee, and he findeth Philip: and Yashua (Jesus) sait...
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Now Philip was from Bethsaida, of the city of Andrew and Peter.
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Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the p...
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And Nathanael said unto him, Can any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come an...
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Yashua (Jesus) saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom i...
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Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Yashua (Jesus) answered and said unto him, Before...
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Nathanael answered him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God (Elohim); thou art King of Israel.
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Yashua (Jesus) answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee underneath the fig t...
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And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Ye shall see the heaven opened, and the angel...
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