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

22Then they said to him, “Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about 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.” Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. 25They asked him, and said to him, “Why then are you baptizing, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?” 26John answered them saying, “I baptize in water, but among you stands One whom you do not know.

John 1:24 word by word

καὶ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν ΦαρισαίωνRead the interlinear

• Nowκαίkai · andG2532
• they had beenεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• from the PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330

Cross-references for John 1:24

• John 3:1Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
• John 7:47The Pharisees then answered them, “You have not also been led astray, have you?
• Matthew 23:13“But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut off the kingdom of heaven from people; for you do not enter in yourselves, nor do you allow those who are entering to go in.
• Luke 7:30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected God’s purpose for themselves, not having been baptized by John.
• Luke 11:39But the Lord said to him, “Now you Pharisees clean the outside of the cup and of the platter; but inside of you, you are full of robbery and wickedness.
• Luke 16:14Now the Pharisees, who were lovers of money, were listening to all these things and were scoffing at Him.
• Acts 23:8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, nor an angel, nor a spirit, but the Pharisees acknowledge them all.
• Acts 26:5since they have known about me for a long time, if they are willing to testify, that I lived as a Pharisee according to the strictest sect of our religion.
• Philippians 3:5circumcised the eighth day, of the nation of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, a Hebrew of Hebrews; as to 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