John 1:20 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁰ Then he declared openly, without denying it, “I am not the Christ [i.e., God’s specially chosen one].”

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁰ He confessed (admitted the truth) and did not try to conceal it, but acknowledged, I am not the Christ!

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

Common English Bible

²⁰ John confessed (he didn’t deny but confessed), “I’m not the Christ.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁰ And he confessed it and did not deny it; and what he confessed was: "I am not the Christ."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

²⁰ And he confessed, and did not deny: and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

John 1:20 Cross References

John 1:8

He himself was not that Light, but came [only] to testify concerning that Light.

Acts 13:25

As John was completing his ministry he said [to the great crowds], ‘Who do you people think I am? [No], I am not the Messiah. But look, Someone is coming [to Israel] after [I complete] my mission whose sandal straps I am not even worthy to unfasten.’