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| − | |And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? | + | |And this is the record of John the Baptist, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? |
| − | | | + | |And this is the testimony John gave to the priests and Levites, who had been sent by the Jews from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?" |
| − | | | + | |John here refers to John the Baptist, not John the apostle and author of this Gospel. |
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| | |And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. | | |And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. |
| − | | | + | |And John did not deny who he was, but confessed, and told them, he was not Christ. |
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| | |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 Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. |
| − | | | + | |And they asked him, "Then what are you? Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." They asked, "Are you that prophet?" And he answered, "No." |
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| | |Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? | | |Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? |
| − | | | + | |So they said to him, "Who are you, what shall we tell the people who sent us. What have you to say for yourself?" |
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| | |He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. | | |He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias. |
| − | | | + | |He said, "I am the voice crying in the wilderness, 'Make clear the path of the Lord,' just as the prophet Isaiah was." |
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| | |And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. | | |And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. |
| − | | | + | |Those who questioned him were Pharisees. |
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| | |And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? | | |And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? |
| − | | | + | |And so they asked him, "Why do you baptize people, if you are not Christ, nor Elijah, nor another prophet?" |
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| | |John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; | | |John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not; |
| − | | | + | |John answered them, "I baptize with water, but there is one among you who you do not know," |
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| | |He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. | | |He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose. |
| − | | | + | |"and it is he, who is coming after me, who is above me, whose shoe's laces I am not worthy to untie." |
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| | |These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. | | |These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. |
| − | | | + | |These things happened in Bethabara, beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing. |
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| | |The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. | | |The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. |
| − | | | + | |The next day, John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, which takes away the sin of the world." |
| − | | | + | |Greek "αιρων" means literally two ideas simultaneously: to bear a burden, and to carry that burden away. Here it is translated as "takes away," but this additional implication of burden is lost. |
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| | |This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. | | |This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. |
| − | | | + | |This is the man I have spoken of when I said, "After me will come a man who is above me, for he existed before me. |
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