and did not deny, but confessed, am not the “I Christ.” 21They asked him, then? Are you Elijah?” “What And he said, am not.” “I you the Prophet?” And he answered, “Are “No.” 22Then they said to him, are you, so that “Who we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?” 23He said, “I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, STRAIGHT THE WAY OF ‘MAKE THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” 24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. (John 1:19–24) 1On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him, 2and they spoke, saying to Him, us by what authority You are doing “Tell these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?” 3Jesus answered and said to them, will also “I ask you a question, and you tell Me: 4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?” 5They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, heaven,’ He will say, did you ‘From ‘Why not believe him?’ 6But if we say, men,’ all ‘From the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7So they
and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22Then 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?” 23He said, “I am A VOICE OF ONE CRYING IN THE WILDERNESS, ‘MAKE STRAIGHT THE WAY OF THE LORD,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.” 24Now they had been sent from the Pharisees. (John 1:19–24) 1On one of the days while He was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, the chief priests and the scribes with the elders confronted Him, 2and they spoke, saying to Him, “Tell us by what authority You are doing these things, or who is the one who gave You this authority?” 3Jesus answered and said to them, “I will also ask you a question, and you tell Me: 4Was the baptism of John from heaven or from men?” 5They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6But if we say, ‘From men,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.” 7So they