²⁴ Then the Jews came round him, saying, how long are you going to keep us in doubt? If you are the Christ, say so clearly.

¹⁹ And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

⁶⁷ If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

⁶⁸ And if I put a question to you, you will not give an answer.

⁶⁹ But in the future the Son of man will be seated at the right hand of the power of God.

⁷⁰ And they all said, Are you then the Son of God? and he said, You say that I am.

³ To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

¹² Having then such a hope, we keep nothing back,

²⁵ All this I have said to you in veiled language: but the time is coming when I will no longer say things in veiled language but will give you knowledge of the Father clearly.

²² They said this because of their fear of the Jews: for the Jews had come to an agreement that if any man said that Jesus was the Christ he would be put out of the Synagogue.

⁵³ Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

²⁵ Then they said to him, Who are you? Jesus said, What I said to you from the first.

¹⁵ And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

²¹ And Elijah came near to all the people and said, How long will you go on balancing between two opinions? if the Lord is God, then give worship to him; but if Baal, give worship to him. And the people said not a word in answer.