World English Bible
John 1:22
“They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
Verse in context — John 1
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He declared, and didn't deny, but he declared, "I am not the Christ.
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They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No.
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They said therefore to him, "Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?
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He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Isaiah the prophet said.
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The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
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