John’s Gospel (continuare de la lectia precedenta)
John the *Baptist was not *Christ
v19 The *Jews’ leaders sent *priests and *Levites from Jerusalem to ask John, ‘Who are you?’ This is what he said. v20 John did not refuse to answer. He said, ‘I am not the *Christ.’ v21 So they asked him, ‘So who are you? Are you Elijah?’ John said, ‘No, I am not.’ They asked, ‘Are you the *Prophet?’ John answered, ‘No.’ v22 Then they said, ‘Tell us who you are. We must say something to the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?’ v23 He said, ‘I am the voice that shouts in the *wild places. I shout, “Make a straight path for the *Lord to come.” That is what the *prophet Isaiah said.’ v24 The men who came to ask these questions were *Pharisees. v25 They said to John, ‘Why do you *baptise people, if you are neither the *Christ nor Elijah nor the *Prophet?’
Verse 19 A Levite was a person from Israel’s people who belonged to Levi’s *family group. The Levites worked in God’s Great House (the temple).
Verses 21 and 24 Israel’s people believed that God would send Elijah and at least one other great *prophet to them. They believed that these *prophets must come before God sent the *Messiah (Christ).
Verse 23 See Isaiah 40:3.
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