John 1:19
Good News Translation
The Jewish authorities in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?"

New Revised Standard Version
This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

New American Bible
And this is the testimony of John. When the Jews from Jerusalem sent priests and Levites [to him] to ask him, “Who are you?”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou?

when.

John 5:33-36 You sent to John: and he gave testimony to the truth. . . .

Deuteronomy 17:9-11 And thou shalt come to the priests of the Levitical race, and to the judge, that shall be at that time: and thou shalt ask of them, and they shall shew thee the truth of the judgment. . . .

Deuteronomy 24:8 Observe diligently that thou incur not the stroke of the leprosy, but thou shalt do whatsoever the priests of the Levitical race shall teach thee, according to what I have commanded them, and fulfil thou it carefully.

Matthew 21:23-32 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? . . .

Luke 3:15-18 And as the people were of opinion, and all were thinking in their hearts of John, that perhaps he might be the Christ: . . .

Who.

John 10:24 The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

Acts 13:25 And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he whom you think me to be. But behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Acts 19:4 Then Paul said: John baptized the people with the baptism of penance saying: That they should believe in him, who was to come after him, that is to say, in Jesus.

Context
The Mission of John the Baptist
18No man hath seen God at any time: the only begotten Son who is in the Bosom of the Father, he hath declared him. 19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent from Jerusalem priests and Levites to him, to ask him: Who art thou? 20And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.…
Cross References
John 1:7
This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

John 2:18
The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things?

John 2:20
The Jews then said: Six and forty years was this temple in building; and wilt thou raise it up in three days?

John 5:10
The Jews therefore said to him that was healed: It is the sabbath. It is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.

John 5:15
The man went his way and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him whole.

John 5:16
Therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, because he did these things on the sabbath.

John 5:18
Hereupon therefore the Jews sought the more to kill him, because he did not only break the sabbath but also said God was his Father, making himself equal to God.

John 6:41
The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he had said: I am the living bread which came down from heaven.

John 6:52
The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying: How can this man give us his flesh to eat?

John 7:1
After these things, Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Judea, because the Jews sought to kill him.

John 7:11
The Jews therefore sought him on the festival day and said: Where is he?

John 7:15
And the Jews wondered, saying: How doth this man know letters, having never learned?

John 8:22
The Jews therefore said: Will he kill himself, because he said: Whither I go you cannot come?

John 8:48
The Jews therefore answered and said to him: Do not we say well that thou art a Samaritan and hast a devil?

John 8:52
The Jews therefore said: Now we know that thou hast a devil. Abraham is dead, and the prophets: and thou sayest: If any man keep my word, he shall not taste death for ever.

John 8:57
The Jews therefore said to him: Thou art not yet fifty years old. And hast thou seen Abraham?

John 10:24
The Jews therefore came round about him and said to him: How long dost thou hold our souls in suspense? If thou be the Christ, tell us plainly.

John 10:31
The Jews then took up stones to stone him.

John 11:19
And many of the Jews were come to Martha and Mary, to comfort them concerning their brother.

1 John 1:5
And this is the declaration which we have heard from him and declare unto you: That God is light and in him there is no darkness.

John 1:18
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