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

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、

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;

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

The Jewish leaders surrounded him and asked,“ How long will you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.”

You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘ I have been sent before him.’The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.

Now this was John’s testimony when the Jewish leaders sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him,“ Who are you?”He confessed– he did not deny but confessed–“ I am not the Christ!”So they asked him,“ Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“ I am not!”“ Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“ No!”Then they said to him,“ Who are you? Tell us so that we can give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”John said,“ I am the voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘ Make straight the way for the Lord,’ as Isaiah the prophet said.”( Now they had been sent from the Pharisees.)So they asked John,“ Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”John answered them,“ I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.