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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>John 1:25 Catholic Bible: then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?" </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/john/1-25.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/john/1-25.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/john/1-25.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/john/1.htm">John</a> > <a href="/gntd/john/1.htm">Chapter 1</a> > Verse 25</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../john/1-24.htm" title="John 1:24">◄</a> John 1:25 <a href="../john/1-26.htm" title="John 1:26">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/john/1.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/john/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />then asked John, "If you are not the Messiah nor Elijah nor the Prophet, why do you baptize?" <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/john/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They asked him, “Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/john/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They asked him, "Why are you baptizing people, if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?" <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/john/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They asked him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah or Elijah or the Prophet?”<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/john/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?</p><p class="hdg">Why.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/21-23.htm">Matthew 21:23</a> And when he was come into the temple, there came to him, as he was teaching, the chief priests and ancients of the people, saying: By what authority dost thou these things? And who hath given thee this authority?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/4-5.htm">Acts 4:5-7</a> And it came to pass on the morrow, that their princes and ancients and scribes were gathered together in Jerusalem. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../acts/5-28.htm">Acts 5:28</a> Saying: Commanding, we commanded you that you should not teach in this name. And behold, you have filled Jerusalem with your doctrine: and you have a mind to bring the blood of this man upon us.</p><p class="hdg">that Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../john/1-20.htm">John 1:20-22</a> And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. . . . </p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../daniel/9-24.htm">Daniel 9:24-26</a> Seventy weeks are shortened upon thy people, and upon thy holy city, that transgression may be finished, and sin may have an end, and iniquity may be abolished; and everlasting justice may be brought; and vision and prophecy may be fulfilled; and the Saint of saints may be anointed. . . . </p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/john/1.htm">The Mission of John the Baptist</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">24</span>And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. <span class="reftext">25</span><span class="highl">And they asked him and said to him: Why then dost thou baptize, if thou be not Christ, nor Elias, nor the prophet?</span> <span class="reftext">26</span>John answered them, saying: I baptize with water: but there hath stood one in the midst of you, whom you know not.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15</a></span><br />The Lord thy God will raise up to thee a PROPHET of thy nation and of thy brethren like unto me: him thou shalt hear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../deuteronomy/18-18.htm">Deuteronomy 18:18</a></span><br />I will raise them up a prophet out of the midst of their brethren like to thee: and I will put my words in his mouth, and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/3-6.htm">Matthew 3:6</a></span><br />And were baptized by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../matthew/21-11.htm">Matthew 21:11</a></span><br />And the people said: This is Jesus, the prophet from Nazareth of Galilee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../john/1-21.htm">John 1:21</a></span><br />And they asked him: What then? Art thou Elias? And he said: I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered: No.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../john/1-24.htm">John 1:24</a></span><br />And they that were sent were of the Pharisees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/20-4.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/luke/11-38.htm">Baptize</a> <a href="/luke/3-17.htm">Baptizing</a> <a href="/john/1-20.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/john/1-21.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/john/1-21.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/john/1-23.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/john/1-22.htm">Question</a> <a href="/john/1-21.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/luke/22-32.htm">Thou</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/john/1-26.htm">Baptism</a> <a href="/john/1-26.htm">Baptize</a> <a href="/john/1-28.htm">Baptizing</a> <a href="/john/1-41.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/romans/11-2.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/john/4-19.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/john/2-18.htm">Question</a> <a href="/john/5-12.htm">Questioned</a> <a href="/john/1-50.htm">Thou</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/john/1-25.htm">John 1:25 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: and are asked baptize baptizing Christ do Elijah him if nor not Prophet questioned said the then They to Why you<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/john/1-25.htm">NT Gospels: John 1:25 They asked him Why then do you (Jhn Jo Jn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools</a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="/catholic/">Catholic Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/1-24.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 1:24"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 1:24" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/1-26.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 1:26"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 1:26" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#f7f7f7"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="8261988112"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>