John 1:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

John 1:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 1:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 1:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.””

John 1:20 — World English Bible

John 1:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

John 1:20 — American Standard Version

John 1:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed--`I am not the Christ.'”

John 1:20 — Young's Literal Translation

John 1:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ. ”

John 1:20 — Darby Translation

John 1:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.”

John 1:20 — Geneva Bible

John 1:20 in Context — John 1

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?

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What Does John 1:20 Mean?

John 1:20 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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