John 1:20

20 And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "¹I am not ^[a]the Christ."

John 1:20 In-Context

18 No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten God who is in the bosom of the Father, He has explained Him.

19 This is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent to him priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"

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

21 They asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" And he said, "I am not." "Are you the Prophet?" And he answered, "No."

22 Then they said to him, "Who are you, so that we may give an answer to those who sent us? What do you say about yourself?"

Cross References

• 1. Luke 3:15; John 3:28

Footnotes

• [a] I.e. the Messiah