John 1:24

24 The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.

John 1:24 In-Context

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?"

23 He said, "I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, 'Make straight the way of the Lord,' as Yesha`yahu the prophet said."

24 The ones who had been sent were from the Perushim.

25 They asked him, "Why then do you immerse, if you are not the Messiah, nor Eliyah, nor the Prophet?"

26 Yochanan answered them, "I immerse in water, but among you stands one whom you don't know.