John 1:24

John 1:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
• New International Version (NIV)Now the Pharisees who had been sent
• English Standard Version (ESV)(Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now those who were sent were from the Pharisees.

Context of John 1:24

22“Who are you, then?” they asked. “We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?” 23He said, “I am a voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Make straight the way of the Lord — just as Isaiah the prophet said.” Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25So they asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?” 26“I baptize with water,” John answered them. “Someone stands among you, but you don’t know him.

John 1:24 word by word

καὶ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν ΦαρισαίωνRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• which were sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330

Cross-references for John 1:24

• John 3:1There was a man from the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
• John 7:47Then the Pharisees responded to them, “Are you fooled too?
• Matthew 23:13“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You shut the door of the kingdom of heaven in people’s faces. For you don’t go in, and you don’t allow those entering to go in.
• Luke 7:30But since the Pharisees and experts in the law had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.)
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and dish, but inside you are full of greed and evil.
• Luke 16:14The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and scoffing at him.
• Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say there is no resurrection, and neither angel nor spirit, but the Pharisees affirm them all.
• Acts 26:5They have known me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that according to the strictest sect of our religion I lived as a Pharisee.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised the eighth day; of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew born of Hebrews; regarding the law, a Pharisee;

Commentaries on John 1:24

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Were 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-28Verses 19-28 John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses said the Lord would raise up to them of their brethren, like unto him. He was not such a prophet as they expected, who would rescue them from the Romans. He gave such an account of himself, as might excite and awaken them to hearken to him. He baptized…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24The Pharisees were deeply devoted to the Scriptures and earnestly desired a righteous life. They also believed in the coming Messiah, which explains their questions here. Some Pharisees became followers of Jesus, including the apostle Paul (Acts 15:5; 26:5; Philippians 3:5).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3619. record--testimony. the Jews--that is, the heads of the nation, the members of the Sanhedrim. In this peculiar sense our Evangelist seems always to use the term.Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:24

• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• John

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Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings