John 1:22

22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:22 in Other Translations

KJV
22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
ESV
22 So they said to him, "Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
NLT
22 “Then who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you have to say about yourself?”
MSG
22 Exasperated, they said, "Who, then? We need an answer for those who sent us. Tell us something - anything! - about yourself."
CSB
22 "Who are you, then?" they asked. "We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What can you tell us about yourself?"

John 1:22 In-Context

20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’ ”
24 Now the Pharisees who had been sent
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