Change Translation
- Recent Translations
- All Translations
John 1:20
Share
Listen to John 1:20
Settings
Scripture Text Size
20
He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah." [a]
Images for John 1:20
John 1:20 In-Context
18
No one has ever seen God. It is God the only Son, who is close to the Father's heart, who has made him known.
19
This is the testimony given by John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, "Who are you?"
20
He confessed and did not deny it, but confessed, "I am not the Messiah."
21
And they asked him, "What then? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not." "Are you the prophet?" He answered, "No."
22
Then they said to him, "Who are you? Let us have an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?"
Footnotes 1
- [a] Or [the Christ]
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.