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John 1:20
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He didn’t deny it but confessed: “I am not the Messiah.”
And he confessed, and denied not: but confessed, I am not the Christ.
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: "I am not the Christ."
John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, "I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!"
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, "I am not the Christ."
he was very straightforward and stated clearly, "I am not the Messiah."
And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
Without any hesitation he said openly and plainly, "I am not the Messiah."
And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.
And he confessed and did not deny it; but he declared, I am not the Christ.
John did not refuse to answer, but spoke out openly and clearly, saying: "I am not the Messiah."
And he confessed—and he did not deny, and confessed—"I am not the Christ!"
And he acknowledged and did not deny; yea, he acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
He confessed, and didn't deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Messiah."
He spoke openly and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."[fn]Luke 3:15; John 3:28; Acts 13:25;">[xr]
And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Meshicha.
And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.
And he confessed and denyed not, and sayde playnely, I am not that Christe.
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
He confessed, and didn't deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Christ.
He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ."
He knoulechide, and denyede not, and he knoulechide, For Y am not Crist.
And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
He confessed—he did not deny but confessed—"I am not the Christ!"
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah."
He told them without holding back any words, "I am not the Christ!"
and he confessed, and did not deny, - and he confessed - I, am not, the Christ;
And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
He confessed, he did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."
And he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnly: I am not Christ.
and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- `I am not the Christ.'
And he confessed and denyed not. And he confessed, and sayde: I am not Christ.
he own'd it, and did not deny it; but made this protestation, I am not the Christ.
John flat out told them, "I am not the Top Hand. I cannot save you."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
John 3:28-36, Matthew 3:11, Matthew 3:12, Mark 1:7, Mark 1:8, Luke 3:15-17
Reciprocal: John 1:8 - that light John 1:24 - that Christ Acts 13:25 - whom
Cross-References
So God made the dome and separated the waters that were under the dome from the waters that were above the dome. And it was so.
And God said, "Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night; and let them be for signs and for seasons and for days and years,
God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth."
And God said, "Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind." And it was so.
God made the wild animals of the earth of every kind, and the cattle of every kind, and everything that creeps upon the ground of every kind. And God saw that it was good.
And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food." And it was so.
So out of the ground the Lord God formed every animal of the field and every bird of the air, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
Bring out with you every living thing that is with you of all flesh—birds and animals and every creeping thing that creeps on the earth—so that they may abound on the earth, and be fruitful and multiply on the earth."
He would speak of trees, from the cedar that is in the Lebanon to the hyssop that grows in the wall; he would speak of animals, and birds, and reptiles, and fish.
Wild animals and all cattle, creeping things and flying birds!
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And he confessed, and denied not,.... He freely, and without any reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest terms professed to the messengers before all the people, that he was not the Messiah; nor did he retract his confession, or draw in his words again, or drop any thing that looked doubtful or suspicious;
but confessed, I am not the Christ: he stood to it, and insisted on it, that he was not that illustrious person; nor had they any reason to entertain such an opinion of him; nor would he have them do so; they might assure themselves he was not Christ.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
I am not the Christ - This confession proves that John was not an impostor. He had a wide reputation. The nation was expecting that the Messiah was about to come, and multitudes were ready to believe that John was he, Luke 3:15. If John had been an impostor he would have taken advantage of this excited state of public feeling, proclaimed himself to be the Messiah, and formed a large party in his favor. The fact that he did not do it is full proof that he did not intend to impose on people, but came only as the forerunner of Christ; and his example shows that all Christians, and especially all Christian ministers, however much they may be honored and blessed, should be willing to lay all their honors at the feet of Jesus; to keep themselves back and to hold up before the world only the Son of God. To do this is one eminent mark of the true spirit of a minister of the gospel.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse John 1:20. He confessed, and denied not; but confessed — A common mode of Jewish phraseology. John renounces himself, that Jesus may be all in all. Though God had highly honoured him, and favoured him with peculiar influence in the discharge of his work, yet he considered he had nothing but what he had received, and therefore, giving all praise to his benefactor, takes care to direct the attention of the people to him alone from whom he had received his mercies. He who makes use of God's gifts to feed and strengthen his pride and vanity will be sure to be stripped of the goods wherein he trusts, and fall down into the condemnation of the devil. We have nothing but what we have received; we deserve nothing of what we possess; and it is only God's infinite mercy which keeps us in the possession of the blessings which we now enjoy.
