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Literal Standard Version
John 1:24
And those sent were of the Pharisees,
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Christian Standard Bible®
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
King James Version (1611)
And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
And they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
King James Version
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
English Standard Version
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
New American Standard Bible
And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.
And the messengers had been sent from the Pharisees.
New Century Version
Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John:
Some Pharisees who had been sent asked John:
Amplified Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Legacy Standard Bible
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Berean Standard Bible
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Contemporary English Version
Some Pharisees had also been sent to John.
Some Pharisees had also been sent to John.
Complete Jewish Bible
Some of those who had been sent were P'rushim.
Some of those who had been sent were P'rushim.
Darby Translation
And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
And they were sent from among the Pharisees.
Easy-to-Read Version
These Jews were sent from the Pharisees.
These Jews were sent from the Pharisees.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
Nowe they which were sent, were of the Pharises.
George Lamsa Translation
Those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Good News Translation
The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
The messengers, who had been sent by the Pharisees,
Lexham English Bible
(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(And they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
Literal Translation
And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.
And those who had been sent were of the Pharisees.
American Standard Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Bible in Basic English
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
Those who had been sent came from the Pharisees.
Hebrew Names Version
The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.
The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.
International Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Etheridge Translation
But they who were sent were from the Pharishee.
But they who were sent were from the Pharishee.
Murdock Translation
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent, were of the Pharisees.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.
And they which were sent, were of the pharisees.
English Revised Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
World English Bible
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
Weymouth's New Testament
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
They were Pharisees who had been sent.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.
And thei that weren sent, weren of the Fariseis.
Update Bible Version
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Webster's Bible Translation
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they who were sent were of the Pharisees.
New English Translation
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
New King James Version
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.
New Living Translation
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
Then the Pharisees who had been sent
New Life Bible
Those who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.
Those who had been sent were from the proud religious law-keepers.
New Revised Standard
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they had been sent forth from among the Pharisees;
And they had been sent forth from among the Pharisees;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.
And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.
Revised Standard Version
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And they which were sent were of the pharises.
And they which were sent were of the pharises.
Young's Literal Translation
And those sent were of the Pharisees,
And those sent were of the Pharisees,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they that were sent, were of ye Pharises.
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,
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?"
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?"
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then these religious know-it-alls
Then these religious know-it-alls
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.
Contextual Overview
19And this is the testimony of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites out of Jerusalem, that they might question him, "Who are you?" 20And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, "I am not the Christ." 21And they questioned him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he says, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No." 22Then they said to him, "Who are you, that we may give an answer to those sending us? What do you say concerning yourself?" 23He said, "I [am] a voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the LORD, as Isaiah the prophet said." 24And those sent were of the Pharisees,25and they questioned him and said to him, "Why, then, do you immerse, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?" 26John answered them, saying, "I immerse in water, but in the midst of you has stood He whom you have not known, it is this One who is coming after me, who has been before me, 27of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal." 28These things came to pass in Bethabara, beyond the Jordan, where John was immersing.
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
Cross-References
Genesis 1:9
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
And God says, "Let the waters under the heavens be collected to one place, and let the dry land be seen": and it is so.
Genesis 1:10
And God calls the dry land "Earth," and the collection of the waters He has called "Seas"; and God sees that [it is] good.
And God calls the dry land "Earth," and the collection of the waters He has called "Seas"; and God sees that [it is] good.
Genesis 6:20
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
From the bird after its kind, and from the livestock after its kind, [and] from every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every [kind] they come to you, to keep alive.
Genesis 7:14
they, and every living creature after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind (every bird, every wing).
they, and every living creature after its kind, and every beast after its kind, and every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth after its kind, and every bird after its kind (every bird, every wing).
Genesis 8:19
every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
every beast, every creeping thing, and every bird; every creeping thing on the earth, after their families, have gone out from the ark.
Job 39:1
"Have you known the time of || The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? Do you mark the bringing forth of does?
"Have you known the time of || The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? Do you mark the bringing forth of does?
Job 39:5
Who has sent forth the wild donkey free? Indeed, who opened the bands of the wild donkey?
Who has sent forth the wild donkey free? Indeed, who opened the bands of the wild donkey?
Job 39:9
Is a wild ox willing to serve you? Does he lodge by your crib?
Is a wild ox willing to serve you? Does he lodge by your crib?
Job 39:19
Do you give might to the horse? Do you clothe his neck [with] a mane?
Do you give might to the horse? Do you clothe his neck [with] a mane?
Job 40:15
Now behold, behemoth, || That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
Now behold, behemoth, || That I made with you: He eats grass as an ox.
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:
- 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.
- 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.
