John 1:21

21 They asked him, "What then? Are you ¹Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you ²the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

John 1:21 In-Context

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

20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

23 He said, "I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, 'MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD ,' as Isaiah the prophet said."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 11:14; Matthew 16:14
• 2. Deuteronomy 18:15, 18; Matthew 21:11; John 1:25