John 1:22

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So they said to him, 'Who are you? Tell us so we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?'

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  • 2 Sam 24:13 : 13 So Gad went to David and said to him, "Shall there come seven years of famine in your land? Or shall you flee from your enemies for three months while they pursue you? Or shall there be three days of plague in your land? Now think it over and decide how I should reply to the One who sent me."

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  • John 1:19-21
    3 verses
    85%

    19This is the testimony of John when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, 'Who are you?'

    20He confessed and did not deny, but confessed, 'I am not the Christ.'

    21They asked him, 'Then who are you? Are you Elijah?' He said, 'I am not.' 'Are you the Prophet?' He answered, 'No.'

  • John 1:23-26
    4 verses
    85%

    23He replied, 'I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, “Make straight the way for the Lord,” as the prophet Isaiah said.'

    24Now those who had been sent were from the Pharisees.

    25They asked him, 'Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?'

    26John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but among you stands one you do not know.'

  • Matt 11:3
    77%

    3"Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"

  • Luke 7:18-20
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    77%

    18John's disciples reported all these things to him. Then John called two of his disciples.

    19He sent them to the Lord to ask, 'Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?'

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'

  • Mark 8:28
    77%

    28They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.'

  • Matt 3:3
    75%

    3This is the one who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: 'A voice of one crying out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make His paths straight.'

  • John 3:26
    75%

    26So they came to John and said to him, 'Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified—look, He is baptizing, and everyone is coming to Him.'

  • Matt 16:14-15
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    75%

    14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets."

    15He then said to them, "But who do you say I am?"

  • 2 Kgs 1:7-8
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    75%

    7The king asked them, 'What kind of man was it who came to meet you and told you this?'

    8They replied, 'He was a man with a garment of hair and a leather belt around his waist.' The king said, 'It was Elijah the Tishbite.'

  • John 3:28
    75%

    28'You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

  • Luke 9:19
    75%

    19They replied, 'Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the ancient prophets has risen.'

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    74%

    2As it is written in the prophets: 'See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.'

    3'A voice is calling out in the wilderness: Prepare the way for the Lord; make his paths straight.'

  • John 8:25
    73%

    25So they asked him, "Who are you?" Jesus replied, "Just what I have been telling you from the beginning.

  • John 18:34
    73%

    34Jesus answered, 'Is that your own idea, or did others talk to you about me?'

  • John 9:9
    73%

    9Some said, 'This is he.' Others said, 'No, he just looks like him.' But he kept saying, 'I am the one.'

  • Mark 11:29-30
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    73%

    29Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

    30'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

  • Luke 20:2-4
    3 verses
    73%

    2They said to him, 'Tell us, by what authority you do these things? Or who gave you this authority?'

    3But he answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

    4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?'

  • Matt 21:25
    72%

    25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say,

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    72%

    30This is the one I was talking about when I said, “A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”

    31I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.

  • Luke 7:27
    72%

    27'This is the one about whom it is written: "Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You."'

  • Luke 7:24
    72%

    24After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?'

  • Luke 3:4
    72%

    4as it is written in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet: "The voice of one crying out in the wilderness, 'Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.'"

  • Luke 20:7
    72%

    7So they answered that they did not know where it came from.

  • John 18:21
    72%

    21'Why are you questioning me? Ask those who heard me speak about what I said to them. They know what I said.'

  • Mark 9:11
    72%

    11And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

  • John 1:33
    71%

    33I myself did not know Him, but the One who sent me to baptize with water told me, 'The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining is the One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.'

  • Matt 11:10
    71%

    10This is the one about whom it is written: 'Behold, I send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.'

  • John 18:7
    71%

    7Jesus asked them again, 'Whom are you looking for?' And they said, 'Jesus the Nazarene.'

  • Acts 19:3
    71%

    3Paul then asked, "Into what, then, were you baptized?" They answered, "Into John's baptism."

  • Mark 1:7
    71%

    7He proclaimed: 'After me comes one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.'

  • John 1:6
    71%

    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.

  • Acts 13:25
    71%

    25As John was finishing his course, he said, 'Who do you think I am? I am not He. But behold, One is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.'

  • John 18:5
    71%

    5They answered him, 'Jesus the Nazarene.' Jesus said to them, 'I am he.' Judas, the one who betrayed him, was standing with them.

  • John 1:15
    70%

    15John testified about Him and cried out, saying, 'This is the one I spoke about when I said, “He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.”'

  • Luke 22:67
    70%

    67They said, 'If you are the Messiah, tell us.' Jesus answered, 'If I tell you, you will not believe me.

  • Luke 22:70
    70%

    70They all asked, 'Are you then the Son of God?' He replied, 'You say that I am.'