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Young's Literal Translation
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!"
He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah."
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 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
And God maketh the expanse, and it separateth between the waters which [are] under the expanse, and the waters which [are] above the expanse: and it is so.
And God saith, `Let luminaries be in the expanse of the heavens, to make a separation between the day and the night, then they have been for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years,
And God blesseth them, saying, `Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and the fowl let multiply in the earth:'
And God saith, `Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind:' and it is so.
And God maketh the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, and God seeth that [it is] good.
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the heavens, and to every creeping thing on the earth, in which [is] breath of life, every green herb [is] for food:' and it is so.
And Jehovah God formeth from the ground every beast of the field, and every fowl of the heavens, and bringeth in unto the man, to see what he doth call it; and whatever the man calleth a living creature, that [is] its name.
and they have teemed in the earth, and been fruitful, and have multiplied on the earth.'
and he speaketh concerning the trees, from the cedar that [is] in Lebanon, even unto the hyssop that is coming out in the wall, and he speaketh concerning the cattle, and concerning the fowl, and concerning the creeping things, and concerning the fishes,
The wild beast, and all cattle, Creeping thing, and winged bird,
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.
