John 1:20 - The Scriptures 2009

²⁰ And he confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”

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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."

John 1:20 Cross References

John 1:8

He was not that Light, but that he might bear witness of that Light.

Acts 13:25

And as Yoḥanan was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not He. But see, there comes One after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to loose.’ ”