百姓期待基督的來臨；他們心裏猜測，或許約翰是基督。

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。

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、

當時，民眾都在心裡對約翰有期待並猜想，或許他就是基督。

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,

猶太人圍着他，對他說：「你讓我們猶豫不定到幾時呢？你若是基督，就明白地告訴我們。」

你們自己可以為我作見證，我曾說，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面開路的。娶新娘的是新郎；新郎的朋友站在一旁聽，一聽見新郎的聲音就歡喜快樂。因此，我這喜樂得以滿足了。

這是約翰的見證：猶太人從耶路撒冷差祭司和利未人到約翰那裏去問他：「你是誰？」他就承認，並不隱瞞，承認說：「我不是基督。」他們又問他：「那麼，你是誰？是以利亞嗎？」他說：「我不是。」「是那位先知嗎？」他回答：「不是。」於是他們對他說：「你到底是誰，好讓我們回覆差我們來的人。你說，你自己是誰？」他說：「我就是那在曠野呼喊的聲音：修直主的道。」正如以賽亞先知所說的。那些人是法利賽人差來的。他們就問他：「你既不是基督，不是以利亞，也不是那位先知，那麼，你為甚麼施洗呢？」約翰回答：「我是用水施洗，但有一位站在你們中間，是你們不認識的，就是那在我以後來的，我給他解鞋帶也不配。」這些事發生在約旦河東邊的伯大尼，約翰施洗的地方。