John 1:20
Strong's Lexicon
He did not refuse to confess
ὡμολόγησεν (hōmologēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.

καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

ἠρνήσατο (ērnēsato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 720: Perhaps from a and the middle voice of rheo; to contradict, i.e. Disavow, reject, abnegate.

but
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

openly declared
ὡμολόγησεν (hōmologēsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 3670: From a compound of the base of homou and logos; to assent, i.e. Covenant, acknowledge.

“I
Ἐγὼ (Egō)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

am
εἰμὶ (eimi)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

not
οὐκ (ouk)
Adverb
Strong's Greek 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.

the
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Christ.
Χριστός (Christos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 5547: Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed—‘I am not the Christ.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: “ I am not the Messiah.”

New American Standard Bible
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

King James Bible
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, "I am not the Messiah."

New Living Translation
He came right out and said, "I am not the Messiah."

English Standard Version
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

New American Standard Bible
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, "I am not the Christ."

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He did not refuse to answer, but he declared: "I am not the Messiah.""

International Standard Version
He spoke openly and, remaining true to himself, admitted, "I am not the Messiah."

NET Bible
He confessed--he did not deny but confessed--"I am not the Christ!"

American Standard Version
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

English Revised Version
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.

Young's Literal Translation
and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed -- 'I am not the Christ.'
















Cross References
Luke 3:15
And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

John 1:8
He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light.

John 3:28
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

Acts 13:25
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

John 1:1
In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

John 1:19
And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?

John 1:18
No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.

John 1:17
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

John 1:21
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.

John 1:22
Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?

John 1:23
He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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