John 1:19
And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
20And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 24:8Take heed in the plague of leprosy, that thou observe diligently, and do according to all that the priests the Levites shall teach you: as I commanded them, so ye shall observe to do.
Luke 3:15And as the people were in expectation, and all men reasoned in their hearts concerning John, whether haply he were the Christ;
John 5:10So the Jews said unto him that was cured, It is the sabbath, and it is not lawful for thee to take up thy bed.
John 6:41The Jews therefore murmured concerning him, because he said, I am the bread which came down out of heaven.
John 10:24The Jews therefore came round about him, and said unto him, How long dost thou hold us in suspense? If thou art the Christ, tell us plainly.
Acts 19:4And Paul said, John baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which 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 →