Zytaris
- Aug 10, 2023
- 3 min read

The Book of John - Chapter 1:19-28 - (ESV)

Updated: Sep 23, 2023

The Testimony of John the Baptist - {Interlinear <Greek>}

1:19 - And {καὶ<kai>} this {αὕτη<houtos>} is {ἐστὶν<eimi>} the {ἡ<ho>} testimony {μαρτυρία<martyria>} of → John, {τοῦ Ἰωάννου <ho Iōannēs>} when {ὅτε<hote>} the {οἱ<ho>} Jews {Ἰουδαῖοι<Ioudaios>} sent {ἀπέστειλαν<apostellō>} priests {ἱερεῖς <hiereus>} and {καὶ<kai>} Levites {Λευείτας<Leuitēs>} from {ἐξ<ek>} Jerusalem {Ἱεροσολύμων<Hierosolyma>} to {ἵνα <hina>} ask {ἐρωτήσωσιν<erōtaō>} him, {αὐτόν· <autos>} “Who {τίς<tis>} are {εἶ;<eimi>} you?” {σὺ<sy>}?

1:20 - • {καὶ<kai>} He → confessed, {ὡμολόγησεν<homologeō>} and {καὶ<kai>} did → not {οὐκ<ou>} deny, {ἠρνήσατο<arneomai>} but {καὶ<kai>} confessed, {ὡμολόγησεν<homologeō“ ὅτι hoti>} I {ἐγὼ<egō>} am {εἰμὶ<eimi>} not {οὐκ<ou>} the {ὁ<ho>} Christ.” {χριστός.<Christos>}.

1:21 - And {Καὶ<kai>} they → asked {ἠρώτησαν<erōtaō>} him, {αὐτόν·<autos>} “What {τί<tis>} then? {οὖν;<oun>} Are {εἶ;<eimi>} you {σὺ<sy>} Elijah?” {Ἠλείας <Ēlias>} • {καὶ<kai>} He → said, {λέγει·<legō>} “I → am {εἰμί.<eimi>} not.” {οὐκ<ou>} “Are {εἶ<eimi>} you {σύ;<sy>} the {ὁ<ho>} Prophet?” {προφήτης<prophētēs?">} And {καὶ<kai>} he → answered, {ἀπεκρίθη·<apokrinomai>} “No. {”οὔ.<ou>}.

1:22 - So {οὖν<oun>} they → said {εἶπαν<legō>} to → him, {αὐτῷ·<autos>} “Who {τίς<tis>} are {εἶ;<eimi>} you? ← We • need • to {ἵνα<hina>} give {δῶμεν<didōmi>} an → answer {ἀπόκρισιν<apokrisis>} to those who {τοῖς<ho>} sent {πέμψασιν <pempō>} us. {ἡμᾶς·<egō>} What {τί<tis>} do → you → say {λέγεις<legō>} about {περὶ<peri>} yourself?” {σεαυτοῦ;<seautou?>}

1:23 - He → said, {ἔφη·<phēmi>} “I {ἐγὼ<egō>} am • the → voice {φωνὴ<phōnē>} of → one → crying {βοῶντος<boaō>} out ← in {ἐν<en>} the {τῇ<ho>} wilderness, {ἐρήμῳ·<erēmos>} ‘Make → straight {εὐθύνατε<euthynō>} the {τὴν<ho>} way {ὁδὸν <hodos>} of → the → Lord,’ {κυρίου·<kyrios>} as {καθὼς<kathōs>} the {ὁ<ho>} prophet {προφήτης.<prophētēs>} Isaiah {Ἡσαΐας<Hēsaias>} said. {”εἶπεν<legō>}.

1:24 - (Now {καὶ<kai>} they → had → been {ἦσαν<eimi>} sent {ἀπεσταλμένοι <apostellō>} from {ἐκ<ek>} the {τῶν<ho>} Pharisees.) {Φαρισαίων<Pharisaios>}.

1:25 - • {καὶ<kai>} They → asked {ἠρώτησαν<erōtaō>} him, {αὐτὸν<autos>} • {καὶ<kai>} • {εἶπαν<legō>} • {αὐτῷ<autos>} “Then {οὖν<oun>} why {τί<tis>} are → you → baptizing, {βαπτίζεις<baptizō>} if {εἰ<ei>} you {σὺ<sy>} are {εἶ<eimi>} neither {οὐκ<ou>} the {ὁ<ho>} Christ, {χριστὸς<Christos>} nor {οὐδὲ<oude>} Elijah, {Ἠλείας<Ēlias>} nor {οὐδὲ<oude>} the {ὁ<ho>} Prophet?” {προφήτης;<prophētēs>}?

1:26 - John {ὁ Ἰωάννης<ho Iōannēs>} answered {ἀπεκρίθη<apokrinomai>} them, {αὐτοῖς<autos>} “ {λέγων·<legō>} I {ἐγὼ<egō>} baptize {βαπτίζω<baptizō>} with {ἐν <en>} water, {ὕδατι·<hydōr>} but {δὲ<de>} among {μέσος<mesos>} you {ὑμῶν<sy>} stands {ἕστηκεν<histēmi>} one {ὃν<hos>} you {ὑμεῖς<sy>} do → not {οὐκ<ou>} know, {οἴδατε,<oida>}

1:27 - even • he who {ὁ<ho>} comes {ἐρχόμενος,<erchomai>} after {ὀπίσω <opisō>} me, {μου<egō>} the {τὸν<ho>} strap {ἱμάντα<himas>} of → whose {οὗ <hos>} sandal {τοῦ ὑποδήματος.<ho hypodēma>} I {ἐγὼ<egō>} am {εἰμὶ<eimi>} not {οὐκ<ou>} worthy {ἄξιος <axios>} to {ἵνα<hina>} untie.” {λύσω<lyō>} • {αὐτοῦ<autos>}

1:28 - These {ταῦτα<houtos>} things ← took place {ἐγένετο<ginomai>} in {ἐν<en>} Bethany {Βηθανίᾳ<Bēthania>} across {πέραν<peran>} the {τοῦ <ho>} Jordan, {Ἰορδάνου<Iordanēs>} where {ὅπου<hopou>} John {ὁ Ἰωάννης<ho Iōannēs>} was {ἦν<eimi>} baptizing. {βαπτίζων. <baptizō>}

John 1:19-28 -

John the Baptist is a central character in John’s Gospel because of the unique role he played in the history of redemption. John straddled the Old and New Testaments, like a redemptive bridge. He was the last of the Old Testament prophets, and at the same time he was the first herald of the arrival of God’s promised kingdom in Jesus (Isa. 40:3).

Elijah is mentioned by John not only because Israel expected someone to come in the “spirit of Elijah” before the day of the Lord (Mal. 4:5), but also because he is representative of all of Israel’s prophets. This is why Moses and Elijah appeared together with Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration (Matt. 17:1–5). The whole Old Testament (the Law, represented by Moses, and the Prophets, represented by Elijah) points toward and is fulfilled by Jesus.

References:

All contents are reposted from ESV.org.

John 1 | ESV.org

https://www.esv.org/John+1/

The Book of John - Chapter 1:19-28 - (ESV)

John 1:19-28 -

References:

Recent Posts

Comments