John 1:19
And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him: Who art thou?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
18No one has ever seen God; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he declared him.
20And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed: I am not the Christ.
Cross References
Luke 3:15And while the people were in expectation, and all were reasoning in their hearts concerning John, whether he himself were not the Christ,
John 5:10The Jews therefore said to him that was cured: It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for thee to carry the bed.
John 6:41The Jews therefore murmured at him, because he said: I am the bread that came down out of heaven.
John 10:24The Jews therefore came around him, and said to him: How long dost thou hold us in doubt[10:24]? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
Acts 19:4Then said Paul: John indeed immersed with the immersion of repentance; saying to the people, that they should believe on him who should come after him, that is, on 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 →