John 1:20
King James Version (KJV)
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
In context
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?
20 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?
John 1:20 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
- WEB World English Bible
- He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — 'I am not the Christ.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.