John 1:24

24 Καὶ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων.

John 1:24 Meaning and Commentary

John 1:24

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
] Who were the straitest sect of religion among the Jews; were very zealous of the traditions of the elders, and professed an expectation of the Messiah; and were famous in the nation for their knowledge and learning, as well as for their devotion and sanctity: and many of them were in the sanhedrim, as appears from ( John 3:1 ) ( Acts 23:6 ) , (See Gill on Matthew 3:7).

John 1:24 In-Context

22 εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ · Τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς · τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;

23 ἔφη · Ἐγὼ φωνὴ βοῶντος ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ · Εὐθύνατε τὴν ὁδὸν κυρίου, καθὼς εἶπεν Ἠσαΐας ὁ προφήτης.

24 Καὶ ἀπεσταλμένοι ἦσαν ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων.

25 καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτὸν καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ · Τί οὖν βαπτίζεις εἰ σὺ οὐκ εἶ ὁ χριστὸς οὐδὲ Ἠλίας οὐδὲ ⸃ ὁ προφήτης;

26 ἀπεκρίθη αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰωάννης λέγων · Ἐγὼ βαπτίζω ἐν ὕδατι · μέσος ὑμῶν ἕστηκεν ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε,