YHN 1:21 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) So they asked him again, “Are you Eliyah come back to life?”
¶ And he answered, “No, I’m not.”
¶ They asked, “Are you the prophet?”
¶ Again he answered, “No, I’m not.”

Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

UST Then they asked him, “If that is so, then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “No.” They asked again, “Are you the Prophet whom God said would come?” John answered, “No.”

BSB § “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?”
§ He said, “I am not.”
§ “Are you the Prophet?”
§ He answered, “No.”

BLB And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he says, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" And he answered, "No."

AICNT And they asked him [[again]],[fn] “What then? [Are you][fn] Elijah?” [And][fn] He says, “I am not.” “[[What then,]][fn] Are you the prophet?” And {he answered, “No.”}[fn]

1:21, again: Some manuscripts include. ℵ(01) Latin(a b e ff² ) Syriac(sy^p)

1:21, are you: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) Latin(a)

1:21, And: Absent from some manuscripts. ℵ(01) Latin(a b)

1:21, What then: Some manuscripts include. Latin(a b ff² )

1:21, he answered, “No”: Some manuscripts read “he says, ‘I am not.’ ” Latin(e)

OEB ‘What then?’ they asked. ‘Are you Elijah?’
¶ ‘No,’ he said, ‘I am not.’
¶ ‘Are you “the prophet”?’ He answered, ‘No.’

LSB And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

WEB They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?”
¶ He said, “I am not.”
¶ “Are you the prophet?”
¶ He answered, “No.”

WMB (Same as above)

NET So they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No!”

LSV And they questioned him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

FBV “So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?”
¶ “No, I'm not,” he answered.
¶ “Are you the Prophet?”[fn]
¶ “No,” he replied.

1:21 In Jewish thought a special prophet was expected before the End.

TCNT So they asked him, “What then? Are yoʋ Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are yoʋ the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

T4T Then they asked him, “Then what do you say about yourself? Are you the prophet Elijah that was prophesied to return {◄someone/another prophet► prophesied would return} before the Messiah?” He replied, “No, I am not.” Then they asked him, “Are you the prophet like Moses that ◄we are waiting for/God promised to send►?” He replied, “No.”

LEB And they asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not!” “Are you the Prophet?”[fn] And he answered, “No!”

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BBE And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

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Wymth "What then?" they inquired; "are you Elijah?" "I am not," he said. "Are you the Prophet?" "No," he answered.

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

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

YLT And they questioned him, 'What then? Elijah art thou?' and he saith, 'I am not.' — 'The prophet art thou?' and he answered, 'No.'

Drby And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he says, I am not. Art thou the prophet? And he answered, No.

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

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

KJB-1769 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
(And they asked him, What then? Art thou/you Elias/Elijah? And he saith, I am not. Art thou/you that prophet? And he answered, No.)

KJB-1611 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou [fn]that Prophet? And hee answered, No.
(Modernised spelling is same as used by KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and footnotes)

1:21 Or, a Prophet.

Bshps And they asked hym: What then? art thou Elias? And he sayth, I am not. Art thou that prophete? And he aunswered, no.
(And they asked him: What then? art thou/you Elias/Elijah? And he sayth, I am not. Art thou/you that prophet? And he answered, no.)

Gnva And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he said, I am not. Art thou that Prophet? And he answered, No.
(And they asked him, What then? Art thou/you Elias/Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou/you that Prophet? And he answered, No.)

Cvdl And they axed him: What the? Art thou Elias? He sayde: I am not. Art thou the Prophet? And he answered: No.
(And they asked him: What the? Art thou/you Elias/Elijah? He said: I am not. Art thou/you the Prophet? And he answered: No.)

TNT And they axed him: what then? arte thou Helyas? And he sayde: I am not. Arte thou a Prophete? And he answered no.
(And they asked him: what then? art thou/you Elias/Elijah? And he said: I am not. Arte thou/you a Prophet? And he answered no.)

Wyc And thei axiden hym, What thanne? Art thou Elie? And he seide, Y am not. Art thou a profete? And he answeride, Nay.
(And they asked him, What then? Art thou/you Elye/Elijah? And he said, I am not. Art thou/you a prophet? And he answered, Nay.)

Luth Und sie fragten ihn: Was denn? Bist du Elia? Er sprach: Ich bin‘s nicht. Bist du ein Prophet? Und er antwortete: Nein.
(And they/she/them fragten ihn: What denn? Bist you Elia? He spoke: I bin‘s nicht. Bist you a Prophet? And he replied: Nein.)

ClVg Et interrogaverunt eum: Quid ergo? Elias es tu? Et dixit: Non sum. Propheta es tu? Et respondit: Non.[fn]
(And interrogaverunt eum: Quid ergo? Elias you_are tu? And dixit: Non sum. Propheta you_are tu? And answered: Non.)

1.21 Elias es tu? Cum omnes scirent nomen Christi, sciebant etiam quod Elias præcessurus sit eum. Sed ipse Elias præcessurus, in potestate judicaturum, Joannes figuraliter Elias eumdem judicandum, ut sint duo præcones sicut duo adventus ejusdem, unde: Non sum Elias, id est, non præco: potentiam indicans; sed in quam offenditis ostendo humilitatem: quasi dicat: Servite humili antequam excelsus judicet. Ecce nec ego Christus, nec a parte potentiæ judex.

1.21 Elias you_are tu? Since everyone scirent nomen of_Christ, sciebant also that Elias præcessurus let_it_be him. But himself Elias præcessurus, in potestate yulet_him_sayurum, Yoannes figuraliter Elias eumdem yudicandum, as sint two præcones like two adventus hisdem, unde: Non I_am Elias, id it_is, not/no præco: potentiam indicans; but in how offenditis ostendo humilitatem: as_if let_him_say: Servite humili before excelsus yudicet. Behold but_not I Christus, but_not from parte potentiæ yudex.

UGNT καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, τί οὖν? σὺ Ἠλείας εἶ? καὶ λέγει, οὐκ εἰμί. ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ? καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, οὔ.
(kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton, ti oun? su Aʸleias ei? kai legei, ouk eimi. ho profaʸtaʸs ei su? kai apekrithaʸ, ou.)

SBL-GNT καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν· Τί οὖν; ⸂σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ⸃; καὶ λέγει· Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; καὶ ἀπεκρίθη· Οὔ.
(kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton; Ti oun; ⸂su Aʸlias ei⸃; kai legei; Ouk eimi. Ho profaʸtaʸs ei su; kai apekrithaʸ; Ou.)

TC-GNT Καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν, Τί οὖν; [fn]Ἠλίας εἶ σύ; Καὶ λέγει, Οὐκ εἰμί. Ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ; Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη, Οὔ.
(Kai aʸrōtaʸsan auton, Ti oun; Aʸlias ei su; Kai legei, Ouk eimi. Ho profaʸtaʸs ei su; Kai apekrithaʸ, Ou.)

1:21 ηλιας ει συ ¦ συ ηλιας ει NA SBL ¦ συ ηλειας ει TH WH

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-pronouns

ἠρώτησαν

˱they˲_asked

Here, they refers to “the Jews,” mentioned in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state it explicitly. Alternate translation: “the Jews asked”

τί οὖν?

what therefore

Alternate translation: “If you are not the Messiah, then who are you?”

Ἠλείας

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: καὶ ἠρώτησαν αὐτόν τί οὖν σὺ Ἠλίας εἶ καὶ λέγει οὐκ εἰμί ὁ προφήτης εἶ σύ καὶ ἀπεκρίθη οὔ)

Elijah was a prophet whom the Jews expected to return to earth shortly become the arrival of the Messiah.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / pastforfuture

λέγει

˱he˲_/is/_saying

Here John uses the present tense in past narration in order to call attention to a development in the story.

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὁ προφήτης

the prophet

Here, the Prophet refers to a prophet the Jews were waiting for, based on God’s promise to send a prophet like Moses, which is recorded in Deuteronomy 18:15. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: “the prophet whom God promised to send to us”

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