Luke 3:15

While the people were filled with anticipation ¹  and they all wondered ²  whether perhaps John ³  could be the Christ, ⁴ 

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

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Now while the people were in a state of expectation and all were wondering in their hearts about John, as to whether he was the Christ,

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

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The interest of the people by now was building. They were all beginning to wonder, "Could this John be the Messiah?"

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And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not,

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

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

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While the people were filled with anticipation ¹  and they all wondered ²  whether perhaps John ³  could be the Christ, ⁴ 

¹ tn Or “with expectation.” The participle προσδοκῶντος (prosdokwnto") is taken temporally.

¹ sn The people were filled with anticipation because they were hoping God would send someone to deliver them.

² tn Grk “pondered in their hearts.”

³ tn Grk “in their hearts concerning John, (whether) perhaps he might be the Christ.” The translation simplifies the style here.

⁴ tn Or “Messiah”; both “Christ” (Greek) and “Messiah” (Hebrew and Aramaic) mean “one who has been anointed.”

⁴ sn See the note on Christ in 2:11.