²⁵ And they asked him, saying, "Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"

²⁵ They asked him, "Why then are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, [1] nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

²⁵ They asked him, "Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?"