Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.” New Living Translation He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.” English Standard Version He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” Berean Standard Bible He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.” Berean Literal Bible And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." King James Bible And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. New King James Version He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” New American Standard Bible And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: “I am not the Christ.” NASB 1995 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” NASB 1977 And he confessed, and did not deny, and he confessed, “I am not the Christ.” Legacy Standard Bible And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” Amplified Bible 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)!” Christian Standard Bible He didn’t deny it but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “I am not the Messiah."” American Standard Version And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. English Revised Version And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ. GOD'S WORD® Translation John didn't refuse to answer. He told them clearly, "I'm not the Messiah." Good News Translation John did not refuse to answer, but spoke out openly and clearly, saying: "I am not the Messiah." International Standard Version He spoke openly and, remaining true to himself, admitted, "I am not the Messiah." Majority Standard Bible He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.” NET Bible He confessed--he did not deny but confessed--"I am not the Christ!" New Heart English Bible And he confessed, and did not deny, but he confessed, "I am not the Christ." Webster's Bible Translation And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. Weymouth New Testament He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ." World English Bible He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.” Berean Literal Bible And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ." Young's Literal Translation and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- 'I am not the Christ.' Smith's Literal Translation And he acknowledged, and denied not; and he acknowledged, That I am not the Christ. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ. Catholic Public Domain Version And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: “I am not the Christ.” New American Bible he admitted and did not deny it, but admitted, “I am not the Messiah.” New Revised Standard Version He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he confessed and did not deny it; but he declared, I am not the Christ. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And he confessed and did not deny and confessed: “I am not The Messiah.” NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ. Godbey New Testament Who art thou? and he confessed and denied not, and confessed that, I am not the Christ. Haweis New Testament And he confessed, and denied it not; but acknowledged, I am not the Messiah. Mace New Testament he own'd it, and did not deny it; but made this protestation, I am not the Christ. Weymouth New Testament He avowed--he did not conceal the truth, but avowed, "I am not the Christ." Worrell New Testament And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, "I am not the Christ." Worsley New Testament he confessed, and denied not; but declared openly, I am not the Christ. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Mission of John the Baptist19And this was John’s testimony when the Jews of Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him, “Who are you?” 20 He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.” 21“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”… Cross References Matthew 3:11 I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Luke 3:15-16 The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ. / John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Mark 1:7-8 And he proclaimed: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. / I baptize you with water, but He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.” John 3:28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’ Acts 13:25 As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But there is One coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’ Matthew 11:3 to ask Him, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” Luke 7:19-20 So John called two of his disciples and sent them to ask the Lord, “Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?” / When the men came to Jesus, they said, “John the Baptist sent us to ask, ‘Are You the One who was to come, or should we look for someone else?’” John 5:33-35 You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth. / Even though I do not accept human testimony, I say these things so that you may be saved. / John was a lamp that burned and gave light, and you were willing for a season to bask in his light. John 10:41 Many came to Him and said, “Although John never performed a sign, everything he said about this man was true.” Malachi 3:1 “Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts. Isaiah 40:3 A voice of one calling: “Prepare the way for the LORD in the wilderness; make a straight highway for our God in the desert. Deuteronomy 18:15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. Isaiah 53:1-3 Who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the LORD been revealed? / He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Malachi 4:5 Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. Matthew 17:10-13 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” / Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. / But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” ... Treasury of Scripture And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. John 3:28-36 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him… 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: … 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… Jump to Previous Acknowledged Christ Conceal Confess Confessed Denied Deny Fail Freely Openly Quite Straightforwardly TruthJump to Next Acknowledged Christ Conceal Confess Confessed Denied Deny Fail Freely Openly Quite Straightforwardly TruthJohn 1 1. The divinity, humanity, office, and incarnation of Jesus Christ.15. The testimony of John. 39. The calling of Simon and Andrew, Philip and Nathanael He did not refuse to confess This phrase indicates a willingness and readiness to speak the truth. The Greek word for "confess" is "homologeo," which means to agree or to say the same thing. In the context of John the Baptist, this confession is not just a verbal acknowledgment but a profound declaration of truth. Historically, John the Baptist was a pivotal figure, and his role was to prepare the way for Jesus. His confession is significant because it sets the stage for the revelation of Jesus as the Messiah. In a conservative Christian perspective, this highlights the importance of truthfulness and the courage to stand firm in one's testimony about Christ. but openly declared 'I am not the Christ.' I am not.--The better reading places the pronoun in the most emphatic position: "It is not I who am the Messiah." He understands their question, then, "Who art thou?" as expressing the general expectation, "Is it thou who art the Messiah?" Verses 20, 21. -(1) He deflates his own position, negatively. Verse 20. - And he confessed, and denied not. Perhaps the double form of statement, or rather the introduction of the clause, "he denied not," before the repetition of the confession with its contents, was adopted to indicate that John might have been tempted to "deny" that he was not the Christ. If he had hesitated at all, he would have denied the real Christ, the Son of God, who had been revealed to him by special means. I for my part - very emphatic - am not the Christ. This implies, not only that the supposition over which they are brooding is unfounded, not only that he is not the Christ, but that he knows more, and that he knows another to be the Christ. If this reading of the text is correct, the Baptist, by his negative reply, gave to the priests more than they asked. Greek He did not refuse to confess,ὡμολόγησεν (hōmologēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. but καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. openly declared, ὡμολόγησεν (hōmologēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge. “I Ἐγὼ (Egō) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. am εἰμὶ (eimi) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. not οὐκ (ouk) Adverb Strong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not. the ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. Christ.” Χριστός (Christos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. Links John 1:20 NIVJohn 1:20 NLT John 1:20 ESV John 1:20 NASB John 1:20 KJV John 1:20 BibleApps.com John 1:20 Biblia Paralela John 1:20 Chinese Bible John 1:20 French Bible John 1:20 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 1:20 He confessed and didn't deny but he (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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