John 1:20

and he-acknowledges, and does_not_deny, and acknowledges that "I am_not_being the Anointed,"

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

19and same is-being the witness-ia of{the John} when the Judeans send-off/away consecrateds[i.e. priests] and Levites out of{Jerusalems} in-which-place they-may-ask same, "You are-being who[?],"

21and they-ask same, "So, what[?] Elijah you are-being[?]," and he-is-saying, "I-am_not_being." "The prophet you are-being[?]," and he-responds, "Not."

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Cross References

Mark 1:7and he-has-been-proclaiming, saying, "The stronger of{me} is-being-come behind of{me}, of{whom} I-am_not_being sufficient, stoop[ing] to-loose the strap of{the footwear} of{same}.

John 3:28The-same[masculine plural] you[plural] are-witnessing to{me} that I-say I am_not_being the Anointed; contrariwise, that I-am-being having-been-sent-off/away in-front of{the-there}.

Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29

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 from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →

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