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John 1:19 — King James Version← Study notes

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


John 1:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 1:1922 words
GreekMeaning
ΚαὶKai
AndwordG2532
αὕτηhautē
thisdemonstrativeG3778
ἐστὶνestin
isverbG1510
thearticleG3588
μαρτυρίαmartyria
testimonynounG3141
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
ἸωάννουIōannou
of JohnnounG2491
ὅτεhote
whenwordG3753
ἀπέστειλανapesteilan
sentverbG649
οἱhoi
thearticleG3588
ἸουδαῖοιIoudaioi
JewsadjectiveG2453
ἐξex
fromprepositionG1537
ἹεροσολύμωνHierosolymōn
JerusalemnounG2414
ἱερεῖςhiereis
priestsnounG2409
καὶkai
andwordG2532
ΛευίταςLeuitas
LevitesnounG3019
ἵναhina
thatwordG2443
ἐρωτήσωσινerōtēsōsin
they may askverbG2065
αὐτόνauton
himpronounG846
ΣὺSy
You yourselfpronounG4771
τίςtis
whopronounG5100
εἶei
are?verbG1510
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 1:19

This is the second testimony of John the Baptist to Christ, the first began with, This is He of Whom I spoke; and ended with, He has declared Him.

Origen · 3rd century

Or, after the introduction above of John’s testimony to Christ, is preferred before me, the Evangelist now adds when the above testimony was given, And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem.

Theophylact · 11th century

Such confidence had they in John, that they were ready to believe him on his own words: witness how it is said, To ask him, Who are you?

Chrysostom · 4th century
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