“ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. ”
I am not the Christ - This confession proves that John was not an impostor. He had a wide reputation. The nation was expecting that the Messiah was about to come, and multitudes were ready to bel...
And he (g) confessed, and (h) denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. (g) He did acknowledge him, and spoke of him plainly and openly. (h) This repeating of the one and the selfsame thing,...
The Baptist's Witness about Himself. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents which show him as the Witness. These incidents are...
and denied not. Figure of speech Pleonasm (App-6), for emphasis. denied. Greek arneomai. In John only here, and John 18:25 ; John 18:27 . but . and. the Christ . the Messiah. App-98.
20. And he confessed, and denied not. That is, he confessed openly, and without any ambiguity or hypocrisy. The word confess, in the first instance, means generally, that he stated the f...
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. He confessed, and denied not; but confessed - A common mode of Jewish phraseology. John renounces himself, that Jesus may be all...
And this is the record of John, &c.— These verses would be better rendered thus, Now this is the testimony of John, (mentioned John 1:15 .) When the Jews sent priests, &c. John 1:20...
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. In thus disclaiming the Messiahship for himself, he...
The Divinity and Incarnation of the Word. Witness of John. The First Disciples 1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was made man, (3) that He revealed the Father. This...
Confessed, and denied not; but confessed. — Comp. for the style, Note on John 1:3 . I am not. — The better reading places the pronoun in the most emphatic position: “It is not I who am the Me...
John 1:15-34 Chapter 3 THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY. “There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might belie...
the Voice of Promise John 1:14-28 Note that the Revised Version changes the words was made to became, John 1:14 . Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming; and evidently there was...
The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bring...
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace...
And he confessed, and denied not ,.... He freely, and without any reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest terms professed to the messengers before all the people, that he was not the Me...
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. Ver. 20. He confessed and denied not, but confessed ] Sincerely and studiously; he put away that honour with both hands earne...
And this is the record of John This is the testimony which he bare publicly to Jesus; when the Jews Namely, the senate, or great council of the nation; sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem P...
CHRIST THE LIVING WORD (vs.1-5) Revelation 19:13 , speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning He was there. In person...
John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites...
And he confessed; he being asked openly and plainly, professed, and denied not; and did not dissemble nor halt in his speech. These negatives are in Scripture often added to affirmatives, to excl...
John the Baptiser's Testimony to Jesus and the Calling of Disciples ( John 1:19-51 ). The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed...
PART II. (A.) Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54 I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO RECEIVE HIM ( John 1:19-51 ) 1. The testimony of John the Baptist: (1) he is...
John 1:19-39 The Ministry of John the Baptist. From the ministry of John the Baptist we may learn I. That when Jesus is about to visit a community in His saving power, His coming is generally pr...
John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word, Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son of the eternal Father; he is really what Melchisedec was metaphorically, «having ne...
John 1:1 . In the beginning was the Word. Εν αρχη ο λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running language of all...
The record of John I. AN INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TRUE HUMILITY. 1. John was an eminent saint of God ( Matthew 11:11 ; John 5:35 ),yet we see him lowly and self-abased. (1) He refuses t...
EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they cannot be referred to the original text. The si...
The Testimony of John the Baptist. The embassy of the Jews:
John 3:28-36 ; Luke 3:15-17 ; Mark 1:7 ; Mark 1:8 ; Matthew 3:11 ; Matthew 3:12
I am not the Christ — For many supposed he was.