當時，民眾都在心裡對約翰有期待並猜想，或許他就是基督。

百姓指望基督来的时候，人都心里猜疑，或者约翰是基督。

百姓期待基督的来临；他们心里猜测，或许约翰是基督。

百姓期待基督的来临；他们心里猜测，或许约翰是基督。

当时的百姓正期待着基督的来临，大家心里都在猜想，也许约翰就是基督。

那时众人正在期待，人人心里都在猜想会不会约翰就是基督。

当时，民众都在心里对约翰有期待并猜想，或许他就是基督。

百姓指望基督來的時候，人都心裏猜疑，或者約翰是基督。

百姓期待基督的來臨；他們心裏猜測，或許約翰是基督。

百姓期待基督的來臨；他們心裏猜測，或許約翰是基督。

當時的百姓正期待著基督的來臨，大家心裡都在猜想，也許約翰就是基督。

那時眾人正在期待，人人心裡都在猜想會不會約翰就是基督。

人民正期待着、眾人心裏正議論着約翰的事、以為他或者是基督、

民方冀望、人皆心議約翰或即基督、

民望基督、疑約翰即是否、

民適望基督、心疑約翰、即基督否、

民眾私心揣測、疑如望即為期待中之基督。

The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John might possibly be the Messiah.

The people were waiting. They were expecting something. They were all wondering in their hearts if John might be the Messiah.

As the people were in expectation, and all were questioning in their hearts concerning John, whether he might be the Christ,

Everyone was expecting the Messiah to come soon, and they were eager to know whether John might be the Messiah.

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were questioning in their hearts whether John might be the Messiah.

Now while the people were in a state of expectation and they all were thinking carefully in their hearts about John, whether he himself perhaps was the Christ,

Now as the people were in expectation, and all reasoned in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,

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

Now the people were waiting expectantly, and all of them were debating in their minds whether John might be the Messiah.

And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

While the people were filled with anticipation and they all wondered whether perhaps John could be the Christ,

As the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether perhaps he was the Christ,

猶太人圍住了他，說：「你還讓我們猜疑多久呢？如果你是基督，就明確地告訴我們吧！」

你們自己可以為我見證：我曾經說過『我不是基督，而是奉差派在他前面的。』迎娶新娘的是新郎。新郎的朋友站在那裡，聽到新郎的聲音，就歡喜快樂。這樣，我這喜樂得以滿足了。

以下是約翰的見證。那時候，耶路撒冷的那些猶太人派了一些祭司和利未人到約翰那裡去問他：「你是誰？」他就承認，並毫不否認地告白：「我不是基督。」他們又問：「那麼你是誰呢？是以利亞嗎？」他說：「我不是。」「是那位先知嗎？」他回答：「不是。」於是他們問：「你到底是誰？好讓我們給那些派我們來的人一個答覆。你自己說，你是什麼人？」約翰說：「正如先知以賽亞所說的，我就是在曠野裡呼喊的聲音：『你們當修直主的道。』」那些被派來的人屬於法利賽人，他們又問約翰：「你既不是基督，又不是以利亞，也不是那位先知，那麼，你為什麼施洗呢？」約翰回答說：「我用水施洗，但有一位站在你們中間，是你們不認識的，他是那在我之後來的，我就是為他解鞋帶也不配。」這些事發生在約旦河對岸的伯大尼，就是約翰施洗的地方。