John 1:22
World English Bible (WEB)
They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
In context
20 He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
21 They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
22 They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 He said, “I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way of the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”
24 The ones who had been sent were from the Pharisees.
John 1:22 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- They said therefore to him, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
- KJV King James Version
- Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- They said then to him, 'Who art thou, that we may give an answer to those sending us? what dost thou say concerning thyself?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- They said therefore to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to those who sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
- WBS Webster Bible
- Then said they to him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?