Verse | Translation | Text |
Joh 1:25 | Strong Concordance | And [2532] they asked [2065] him [846], and [2532] said [2036] unto him [846], Why [5101] baptizest thou [907] then [3767], if [1487] thou [4771] be [1488] not [3756] that Christ [5547], nor [3777] Elias [2243], neither [3777] that prophet [4396]? |
King James | And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? |
A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
Why baptizest thou, if not, &c.--Thinking he disclaimed any special connection with Messiah's kingdom, they demand his right to gather disciples by baptism. |