John 1:19

And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who are you?

Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament

In The King James Version

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

In Context

18No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has revealed him.

20And he confessed, and did not deny; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.

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Cross References

Luke 3:15While the people were in suspense, and all were reasoning in their hearts about John, whether he was the Christ or not,

John 5:10The Jews, therefore, said to him that was cured: It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.

John 6:41Then the Jews murmured at him, because he said, I am like bread that came down from heaven.

John 10:24Then the Jews came round him, and said to him: How long do you keep us in suspense? If you are the Christ, tell us plainly.

Acts 19:4And Paul said: John immersed with the immersion of repentance, saying to the people, that they must believe on him who should come after him, that is, on the Christ, Jesus.

Matthew Henry on John 1:16-19

John's Testimony to Christ. 15 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 for grace. 17 For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. 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. In these verses, I. The evangelist begins again to give us John Baptist's testimony… Read the whole commentary →

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