John 1:21 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. ”

• John 1:21 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  Art thou Elias? - This is the Greek way of writing Elijah. The Jews expected that Elijah would appear before the Messiah came. See the notes at Matthew 11:14 . They supposed that it would be the...

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• John 1:21 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, (i) I am not. Art thou (k) that prophet? And he answered, No. (i) The Jews thought that Elias would come again before the days of the Mes...

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• John 1:21 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  The Baptist's Witness about Himself. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents which show him as the Witness. These incidents are...

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• John 1:21 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  What then? . What then [are we to say]? Elias . Elijah. Referring to Malachi 4:5 . that prophet . the prophet. Referring to Deuteronomy 18:18 , Compare Acts 3:22 ; Acts 3:23 . No . Greek....

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• John 1:21 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  21. Art thou Elijah ? Why do they name Elijah rather than Moses? It was because they learned from the prediction of Malachi 4:2 , that when the Messiah, the Sun of Righteousness, shoul...

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• John 1:21 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Art thou Elias? - The scribes themselves had taught that Elijah was to come before t...

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• John 1:21 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not.— It is plain by this question, that they were strangers to the parentage of John the Baptist: and with regard to the reply that he makes to this inquiry,ther...

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• John 1:21 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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 - that...

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• John 1:21 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father. This...

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• John 1:21 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  What then? — Not “What art thou then?” but expressing surprise at the answer, and passing on with impatience to the alternative, “Art thou Elias?” (Comp. on this and the following question, Deuter...

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• John 1:21 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  John 1:15-34 Chapter 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might belie...

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• John 1:21 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Voice of Promise John 1:14-28 Note that the Revised Version changes the words was made to became, John 1:14 . Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming; and evidently there was...

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• John 1:21 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bring...

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• John 1:21 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace...

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• John 1:21 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And they asked him, what then? art thou Elias ?.... Elijah, the prophet; the Tishbite, as Nonnus in his paraphrase expresses it; who was translated, soul and body, to heaven: the Jews had a notion t...

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• John 1:21 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. Ver. 21. Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not ] sc. That Elias that you imag...

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• John 1:21 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And this is the record of John This is the testimony which he bare publicly to Jesus; when the Jews Namely, the senate, or great council of the nation; sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem P...

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• John 1:21 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  CHRIST THE LIVING WORD (vs.1-5) Revelation 19:13 , speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning He was there. In person...

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• John 1:21 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests.       19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites...

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• John 1:21 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  John was at Bethabara when these messengers came to him, 1 Thessalonians 1:28 . They asked him if he were @Elias. The Jews had not only an expectation of the Messias, but of Elias to come as a m...

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• John 1:21 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  John the Baptiser's Testimony to Jesus and the Calling of Disciples ( John 1:19-51 ). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed...

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• John 1:21 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM ( John 1:19-51 ) 1. The testimony of John the Baptist: (1) he is...

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• John 1:21 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  John 1:19-39 The Ministry of John the Baptist. From the ministry of John the Baptist we may learn I. That when Jesus is about to visit a community in His saving power, His coming is generally pr...

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• John 1:21 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word, Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he is really what Melchisedec was metaphorically, «having ne...

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• John 1:21 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word. Εν αρχη ο λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all...

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• John 1:21 - The Biblical Illustrator

  The record of John I. AN INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TRUE HUMILITY. 1. John was an eminent saint of God ( Matthew 11:11 ; John 5:35 ),yet we see him lowly and self-abased. (1) He refuses t...

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• John 1:21 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they cannot be referred to the original text. The si...

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• John 1:21 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  The Testimony of John the Baptist. The embassy of the Jews:

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• John 1:21 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Deuteronomy 18:15-18 ; John 1:25 ; John 7:40 ; Luke 1:17 ; Malachi 4:5 ; Matthew 11:14 ; Matthew 11:9-11 ; Matthew 16:14 ; Matthew 17:10-12

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• John 1:21 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Art thou Elijah? — He was not that Elijah (the Tishbite) of whom they spoke. Art thou the prophet — Of whom Moses speaks, Deuteronomy 18:15 .

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