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Andκαὶthey askedἠρώτησανhimαὐτὸνandκαὶsaidεἶπανto him,αὐτῷ“WhyΤίthenοὖνare you immersing,βαπτίζειςifεἰyouσὺareεἶnotοὐκthe Messiah,ὁ χριστὸςnorοὐδὲElijah,Ἠλίαςnorοὐδὲthe Prophet?”ὁ προφήτης
John 1:25
Study it in the app“And they asked him and said to him, “Why then are you immersing, if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:25, word by word
- they askedἠρώτησανērōtēsan
ask
To want to know something and turn to another so they tell it.
Where else “ērōtēsan” appears- saidεἶπανeipan
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipan” appears- are you immersingβαπτίζειςbaptizeis
immerse
To put someone into water; "baptize" comes from it.
Where else “baptizeis” appears- areεἶei
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ei” appears- the Messiahχριστὸςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears- ElijahἨλίαςĒlias
Elijah
Elijah, the prophet of Israel taken up to heaven (2 Kings 2); Malachi announced his return.
Where else “Ēlias” appears- the Prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs
prophet
Someone who speaks for God.
Where else “prophētēs” appears
The context
24And they had been sent from the Pharisees.
25 · This verse (above)
26John answered them, saying, “I immerse in water; among you stands one whom you do not know,
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?