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John 1:21

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

KJV

καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν· τί οὖν; Ἡλείας εἶ; λέγει· οὐκ εἰμί. ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη· οὔ.

Greek NT

Et interrogaverunt eum : Quid ergo ? Elias es tu ? Et dixit : Non sum. Propheta es tu ? Et respondit : Non.

Vulgate

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

ASV

And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐ
ou
particle · 1626×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
προφήτης
prophetes
noun · 145×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀποκρίνομαι
apokrinomai
verb · 233×
ἐρωτάω
erotao
verb · 65×
Ἡλίας
elias
noun · 29×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

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SBLGNT: σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ | WH/Treg/NIV: σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ | RP: Ἠλίας εἶ σύ
  • σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ — SBLGNT
  • σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • Ἠλίας εἶ σύ — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

2. And not for this only does He call him Elias everywhere, but to signify His perfect agreement with the Old Testament, and that this advent too is according to prophecy. Wherefore also He adds again, He came, and they knew him not, but have done unto him all things whatsoever they listed. Matthew 17:12 What means, all things whatsoever they listed? They cast him into prison, …
[Three Leaves from the Beginning.] 1. He who distinguishes in himself voice and meaning and things for which the meaning stands, will not be offended at rudeness of language if, on enquiry, he finds the things spoken of to be sound. The more may this be so when we remember how the holy men acknowledge their speech and their preaching to be not in persuasion of the wisdom of wor…
1. The Work is Taken Up After a Violent Interruption, Which Has Driven the Writer from Alexandria. He Addresses Himself to It Again, with Thanks for His Deliverance, and Prayer for Guidance. When a house is being built which is to be made as strong as possible, the building takes place in fine weather and in calm, so that nothing may hinder the structure from acquiring the need…

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 17:1 — And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my w
  • Deut 18:15 — The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
  • Deut 18:15 — The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
  • John 1:25 — And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
  • John 6:14 — Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
  • John 7:39 — (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)
  • John 7:40 — Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
  • Luke 1:17 — And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the L
  • Luke 1:17 — And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the L
  • Luke 9:8 — And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
  • Luke 9:19 — They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.
  • Mal 4:5 — Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
  • Mal 4:5 — Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
  • Mark 8:28 — And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
  • Matt 11:9 — But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
  • Matt 11:14 — And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
  • Matt 11:14 — And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
  • Matt 16:14 — And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
  • Matt 17:10 — And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
  • Matt 17:10 — And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
  • Matt 21:11 — And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.