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John 1:22

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

KJV

εἶπαν οὖν αὐτῷ· τίς εἶ; ἵνα ἀπόκρισιν δῶμεν τοῖς πέμψασιν ἡμᾶς· τί λέγεις περὶ σεαυτοῦ;

Greek NT

Dixerunt ergo ei : Quis es ut responsum demus his qui miserunt nos ? quid dicis de teipso ?

Vulgate

They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

ASV

They said therefore unto him: Who art thou, that we may give an answer to them that sent us? What sayest thou of thyself?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δίδωμι
didomi
verb · 414×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὖν
oun
conjunction · 489×
πέμπω
pempo
verb · 79×
περί
peri
preposition · 335×
σεαυτοῦ
seautou
reflexive_pronoun · 43×
τίς
tis
interrogative_pronoun · 533×
ἀπόκρισις
apokrisis
noun · 4×
ἡμεῖς
emeis
pronoun · 862×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

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

[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…

Cross-references

  • John 8:25 — Then said they unto him, Who art thou? And Jesus saith unto them, Even the same that I said unto you from the beginning.