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John 1:20

Jesus
Humility

18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
KJV
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
WEB
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
ASV
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
DARBY
And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
BLB
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
ÅB
Da bekjente han og nektet ikke; han bekjente: Jeg er ikke Messias.
OTB
Han bekjente fritt og nektet ikke, men bekjente, “Jeg er ikke Messias.”
B1930
Da bekjente han og nektet ikke; han bekjente: Jeg er ikke Messias.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 3:11–12

    I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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  • Mark 1:7–8

    And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

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  • Luke 3:15–17

    And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

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  • John 3:28–36

    Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

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