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。

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。

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,

一群猶太人圍著祂說：「你讓我們困惑、猜疑要到什麼時候呢？如果你是救主基督，就清楚地告訴我們吧！」

你們自己可以為我做見證，我說過我不是基督，我只是奉差在祂前面預備道路的。娶新娘的是新郎，站在旁邊的朋友聽見新郎的聲音，就會歡喜快樂。因此，我現在也心滿意足了。

以下是約翰的見證。猶太人從耶路撒冷派祭司和利未人來找約翰，查問他是誰。約翰毫不隱瞞地說：「我不是基督。」他們問：「那麼，你是誰？是以利亞嗎？」他說：「不是。」他們又問：「你是那位先知嗎？」他說：「也不是。」他們又追問：「你到底是誰？我們好回覆差我們來的人。你自己說你是誰？」他說：「我就是在曠野大聲呼喊『修直主的路』的那個人，正如以賽亞先知所言。」派來的人當中有幾個法利賽人，他們問他：「你既然不是基督，不是以利亞，也不是那位先知，那你為什麼給人施洗呢？」約翰答道：「我是用水施洗，但在你們中間有一位你們不認識的，祂雖然是在我以後來的，我就是給祂解鞋帶也不配。」這事發生在約旦河東岸的伯大尼，那裡是約翰給人施洗的地方。