Origen Commentary on John Book VI And they that were sent were of the Pharisees. And they asked him, and said unto him,[83] " And John practises a similar abbreviation in the text, "Behold I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee," when he does not add the words "before thee," as in the original. Coming now to the statement, "They were sent from the Pharisees and they asked Him,"[91]