John 1:19
And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem so that they might ask him, “Who are you?”
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
In Context
20He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Messiah.”
Cross References
Luke 3:15Now while the people waited, and all considered in their hearts about John, whether he might be the Christ,
John 5:10Therefore the Jews said to the man who was healed, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.”
John 6:41Therefore the Jews were murmuring about Him, because He said, “I am the bread which came down from heaven.”
John 10:24Then the Jews encircled Him and said to Him, “How long will You keep us in suspense? If You are the Christ, tell us plainly.”
Acts 19:4But Paul said, “John indeed baptized with a baptism of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe in the One coming after him, that is, in 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 →