²⁴ The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

⁶⁷ If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

⁶⁸ and if I ask `you', ye will not answer.

⁶⁹ But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.

³ and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

¹² Having therefore such a hope, we use great boldness of speech,

²⁵ These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

²² These things said his parents, because they feared the Jews: for the Jews had agreed already, that if any man should confess him `to be' Christ, he should be put out of the synagogue.

⁵³ Art thou greater than our father Abraham, who died? and the prophets died: whom makest thou thyself?

²⁵ They said therefore unto him, Who art thou? Jesus said unto them, Even that which I have also spoken unto you from the beginning.

¹⁵ And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;

²¹ And Elijah came near unto all the people, and said, How long go ye limping between the two sides? if Jehovah be God, follow him; but if Baal, then follow him. And the people answered him not a word.