"And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ." — John 1:20

John 1:20 · KJV

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

— John 1:20

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

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. {that prophet: or, a prophet?}

John 1 — Context

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

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.

And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. {that prophet: or, a prophet?}

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

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:

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.

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; {in expectation: or, in suspense} {mused: or, reasoned, or, debated}

John 3:28-36

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