John 1:25
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?”
Χριστός
The one set apart and equipped for a specific task. Oil was poured on kings, priests and prophets in the Old Testament — the anointing meant: this one is chosen, this one is sent. Jesus stands up in Nazareth and reads Isaiah — and then says: this is Me. I am the one sent.
οὖν
then
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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προφήτης
prophet?
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προφήτης
Prophet, one who speaks forth. Prophetes. No prophecy was ever produced by the will of man. The prophets spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
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βαπτίζω
Baptize
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βαπτίζω
To baptize, to immerse, to dip. Baptizo. Baptism pictures death burial and resurrection. Going under the water is the old life. Coming up is the new creation life.
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τίς
Why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ἐρωτάω
they asked
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ἐρωτάω
to interrogate; by implication, to request
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οὐδέ
nor
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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ἔπω
they said
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ἔπω
to speak or say (by word or writing)
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Ἡλίας
Elias
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Ἡλίας
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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