ከተላኩትም ፈሪሳውያን አንዳንዶቹ፣ "ታዲያ፣ ክርስቶስ ወይም ኤልያስ ወይም ነቢዩ ካልሆንህ፤ ለምን ታጠምቃለህ?
25 Markaasay weydiiyeen oo ku yidhaahdeen, Haddaba maxaad dadka u baabtiistaa haddaanad ahayn Masiixa ama Eliyaas ama nebigii? 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet? 26 Yooxanaa wuxuu ugu jawaabay oo ku yidhi, Anigu waxaan dadka ku baabtiisaa biyo.