John 1:20

I am not the Christ — For many supposed he was.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 w...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

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)...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The Baptist's Witness about Himself. Instead of recounting the work and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects incidents...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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 ....
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

20. And he confessed, and denied not. That is, he confessed openly, and without any ambiguity or hypocrisy. The word confess, in the fir...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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 phraseolo...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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 .)...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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. I...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Public testimony of the Baptist to Jesus in reply to a deputation from the Sanhedrin. The independence and fulness of the account of the Baptist in...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Not the Christ ] Some already believed that he was, Luke 3:15 .
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 mo...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction to the...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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)...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he confessed, and denied not ,.... He freely, and without any reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest terms professed to the messen...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. Ver. 20. He confessed and denied not, but confessed ] Sincerely and studiou...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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 n...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the reco...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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 inter...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘And he confessed and denied not, and he confessed, “I am not the Christ (Messiah)”. And they asked him, “What then. Are you Elijah?”, and he says, “...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

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Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 1:19-28 . And this in the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed and...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

John 1:19-20 . And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he confessed, a...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

He confessed and denied not John and Jesus I. THE DIGNITY OF TRUTH. 1. It seems easy for John to have confessed and denied not. But here is...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that th...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Testimony of John the Baptist. The embassy of the Jews:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 3:28-36 ; Luke 3:15-17 ; Mark 1:7 ; Mark 1:8 ; Matthew 3:11 ; Matthew 3:12

²⁰ And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

Related Commentaries of John 1:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

John 1:20