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John 1:20

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— and he confessed, and did not deny,—and he confessed—I, am not, the Christ;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed—'I am not the Christ.'
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he confessed and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he confessed, and denied not: but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he confessed and did not deny it; but he declared, I am not the Christ.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed, I am not the Meshicha.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— And he confessed, and denied not, but confessed I am not the Messiah.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
And 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
he confessed, 3670
{3670} Prime
ὁμολογέω
homologeo
{hom-ol-og-eh'-o}
From a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, that is, covenant, acknowledge.
z5656
<5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2319
and 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
denied 720
{0720} Prime
ἀρνέομαι
arneomai
{ar-neh'-om-ahee}
Perhaps from G0001 (as a negative particle) and the middle of G4483; to contradict, that is, disavow, reject, abnegate.
z5662
<5662> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Middle Deponent (See G5788)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 352
not; 3756
{3756} Prime
οὐ
ou
{oo}
A primary word; the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not.
but 2532
{2532} Prime
καί
kai
{kahee}
Apparently a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so, then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words.
confessed, 3670
{3670} Prime
ὁμολογέω
homologeo
{hom-ol-og-eh'-o}
From a compound of the base of G3674 and G3056; to assent, that is, covenant, acknowledge.
z5656
<5656> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 2319
y3754
[3754] Standard
ὅτι
hoti
{hot'-ee}
Neuter of G3748 as conjugation; demonstrative that (sometimes redundant); causatively because.
I 1473
{1473} Prime
ἐγώ
ego
{eg-o'}
A primary pronoun of the first person, 'I' (only expressed when emphatic).
am 1510
{1510} Prime
εἰμί
eimi
{i-mee'}
First person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic).
z5748
<5748> Grammar
Tense - Present (See G5774)
Voice - No Voice Stated (See G5799)
Mood - Indicative (See G5791)
Count - 1612
not 3756
{3756} Prime
οὐ
ou
{oo}
A primary word; the absolutely negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not.
the x3588
(3588) Complement

ho
{ho}
The masculine, feminine (second) and neuter (third) forms, in all their inflections; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom).
Christ. 5547
{5547} Prime
Χριστός
Christos
{khris-tos'}
From G5548; anointed, that is, the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

John 1:20

_ _ confessed, etc. — that is, While many were ready to hail him as the Christ, he neither gave the slightest ground for such views, nor the least entertainment to them.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on John 1:19-28.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

John 1:20

I am not the Christ — For many supposed he was.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

John 1:20

And he (g) confessed, and (h) denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

(g) He did acknowledge him, and spoke of him plainly and openly.

(h) This repeating of the one and the selfsame thing, though in different words, is often used by the Hebrews, and it has great force, for they used to speak one thing twice in order to set it out more certainly and plainly.

Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

John 3:28-36 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. ... He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on 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: ... Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable 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. ... I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
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; ... Whose fan [is] in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.
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