New American Standard Bible 1995

John 1:21-25

21They askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him, “WhatτίtiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767? Are youElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243?”And he saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “I amG1510not.” “Are youthe ProphetπροφήτηςprophētēsG4396?”And he answeredἀπεκρίθη·apekrithēG611, “NoG3756.”

22ThenοὖνounG3767they saidλέγειςlegeisG3004to him, “WhoτίςtisG5101are you, soἵναinaG2443that we may giveδῶμενdōmenG1325an answerἀπόκρισινapokrisinG612to thoseτοῖςtoisG3588who sentπέμψασινpempsasinG3992us? WhatτίtiG5101do you sayG3004aboutπερὶperiG4012yourselfG4572?”

23He saidἔφη·ephēG5346, “I ama voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456of one cryingβοῶντοςboōntosG994in the wildernessἐρήμῳ·erēmōG2048, ‘MakeG2116straightG2116the wayὁδὸνhodonG3598of the Lordκυρίου·kuriouG2962,’as IsaiahἨσαΐαςĒsaiasG2268the prophetπροφήτης.prophētēsG4396saidG3004.”

24NowκαὶkaiG2532they had beenἦσανēsanG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοιapestalmenoiG649from the PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330.

25They askedἠρώτησανērōtēsanG2065him, and saidG3004to him, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767are you baptizingβαπτίζειςbaptizeisG907,ifεἰeiG1487you are not theChristχριστὸςchristosG5547,norοὐδὲoudeG3761ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243,norοὐδὲoudeG3761the Prophetπροφήτης;prophētēsG4396?”

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