the Week of Proper 21 / Ordinary 26
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John 1:25
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asked him, "If you aren't the Top Hand, or Elijah, or the Prophet, then how come you think you can baptize folks?"
And they asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?
And they asked him and said to him, Why baptisest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?
And they asked him, saying, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
So they asked him, "Why then do you baptize if you aren't the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?"
They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
And they asked him and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?
Again they questioned him. "Why then do you baptize," they said, "if you are neither the Christ nor Elijah nor the Prophet?"
And they asked him, and said vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that Prophet?
And they axed him, & sayde vnto him: Why baptysest thou then, yf thou be not Christ, ner Elias, ner a prophet?
"why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elias, nor any other prophet?"
They asked him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
And they axed him and sayde vnto him: why baptisest thou then yf thou be not Christ nor Helyas nether a Prophet?
And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
And they asked him, and said to him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou art not that Christ, nor Elijah, neither that prophet?
"If you are not the Christ or Elijah or the Prophet, why do you baptize people?"
So they asked John, "Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, "Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?"
They asked him, "If you are neither the Messiah nor Eliyahu nor ‘the prophet,' then why are you immersing people?"
And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?
And they asked him and said to him, Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor a prophet?
They asked him, "Why then do you immerse, if you are not the Messiah, nor Eliyah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, "Why, then, are you baptizing if you are not the Christ[fn] or Elijah or the Prophet?"
And they demanded and said to him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Meshicha, nor Elia, nor the Prophet ?
And they asked him, and said to him: Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor a prophet?
asked him, "If you aren't the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet, what right do you have to baptize?"
They asked John again, "Then why do you baptize if you are not the Christ or Elijah or that special One Who was to come to speak for God?"
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?
asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, "Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"
and they questioned him, and said unto him - Why, then, dost thou immerse, - if, thou, art not, the Christ, nor Elijah, nor, the Prophet?
And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?
And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
And they asked him and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
And they asked hym, and sayde vnto hym: Why baptizest thou then, yf thou be not Christe, nor Elias, neither that prophete?
They said to John, "You say you are not the Messiah. You say you are not Elijah or the Prophet. Then why do you baptize people?"
They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
They asked him, and said to him, "Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"
then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?"
And thei axiden hym, and seiden to hym, What thanne baptisist thou, if thou art not Crist, nether Elie, nether a profete?
and they questioned him and said to him, `Why, then, dost thou baptize, if thou art not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?'
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:1 - Elijah Malachi 4:5 - I will Matthew 3:6 - were Matthew 17:10 - Why Matthew 21:25 - baptism Mark 6:15 - it is Elias Luke 7:16 - a great Luke 9:19 - John John 1:21 - Art thou that John 1:24 - General John 2:18 - seeing John 3:28 - I said John 7:39 - Of
Cross-References
And God called the expanse, Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning the second day.
And God called the dry land, Earth. And He called the collection of the waters, Seas. And God saw that it was good.
And there was evening, and there was morning the fourth day.
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarmers having a soul of life; and let the birds fly over the earth, on the face of the expanse of the heavens.
By His Spirit the heavens were beautiful; His hand pierced the fleeing snake.
I have made the earth, the man, and the animals on the face of the earth by My great power and by My outstretched arm; and I have given it to whom it seemed right in My eyes.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they asked him, and said unto him,.... They put a question, by saying to him,
why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? since he denied that he was the Messiah, or Elias that was to come before the Messiah, according to the expectation of the Jews, or that prophet, or a prophet, they demand by what authority he introduced a new rite and ordinance among them, which they had never been used to; for though there were divers washings or baptisms among them, enjoined by the law of Moses in certain cases, and others which obtained by tradition, as the immersion of themselves after they had been at market, and of cups, pots, brazen vessels, and tables, yet nothing of this kind that John administered: and as for the baptism of proselytes, it seems to be of a later date than this, and had no manner of likeness to it. The ordinance John administered was such, as they apprehended that no one ought to practise, unless he was the Messiah, or his forerunner, or some eminent prophet; they insist upon it therefore, that since he denied he was either of these, that he would show his credentials, and what commission he had from God to baptize; or they suggest he was liable to be called to an account by their sanhedrim, and be condemned as a false prophet, or an innovator in religious affairs. From hence it appears, that the Jews expected that baptism would be administered in the times of the Messiah, and his forerunner; but from whence they had this notion, it is not easy to say, whether from Zechariah 13:1 as Grotius, or from Ezekiel 36:25 as Lightfoot; nor do they speak contemptibly of it, but rather consider it as a very solemn affair, to be performed only by great personages: and this may teach modern ones to think and speak more respectfully of this ordinance than they do, who have given themselves great liberties, and have treated it with much contempt and virulence; calling it by the names of uncleanness, abomination, filthy water, and a devoting of persons to Satan z: likewise, it is clear from hence, that they expected that this ordinance would be first administered by some person of very great note, either some very famous prophet, as Elias, whom they looked for before the coming of the Messiah, or else the Messiah himself, and not by a common teacher, or any ordinary person; wherefore this rite, as performed by John, could have no likeness with any thing that was in common use among them: besides, it was expressly done in the name of the Messiah, Acts 19:5 therefore they conclude he, or his forerunner, must be come; and that John must be one, or other of them, otherwise, why did he administer it? and it is also evident from hence, that no such practice had obtained before among them, or they would not have been alarmed at it, as they were; nor would they have troubled themselves to have sent after John, and inquire of him who he was, that should practise in this manner.
z Vet. Nizzachon, p. 56, 62, 64, 70, 74, 77, 148, 191, 193.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Why baptizest thou then ... - Baptism on receiving a proselyte from “paganism” was common before the time of John, but it was not customary to baptize a “Jew.” John had changed the custom. He baptized “all,” and they were desirous of knowing by what authority he made such a change in the religious customs of the nation. They presumed, from the fact that he introduced that change, that he claimed to be a prophet or the Christ. They supposed that no one would attempt it without “pretending,” at least, authority from heaven. As he disclaimed the character of Christ and of the prophet Elijah, they asked whence he derived his authority. As he had just before applied to himself a prediction that they all considered as belonging to the fore runner of Christ, they “might” have understood “why” he did it; but they were blind, and manifested, as all sinners do, a remarkable slowness in understanding the plainest truths in religion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 25. Why baptizest thou then? — Baptism was a very common ceremony among the Jews, who never received a proselyte into the full enjoyment of a Jew's privileges, till he was both baptized and circumcised. But such baptisms were never performed except by an ordinance of the Sanhedrin, or in the presence of three magistrates: besides, they never baptized any Jew or Jewess, nor even those who were the children of their proselytes; for, as all these were considered as born in the covenant, they had no need of baptism, which was used only as an introductory rite. Now, as John had, in this respect, altered the common custom so very essentially, admitting to his baptism the Jews in general, the Sanhedrin took it for granted that no man had authority to make such changes, unless especially commissioned from on high; and that only the prophet, or Elijah, or the Messiah himself; could have authority to act as John did. See the observations at the conclusion of Mark.
