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John 1:20

John 1:20
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

And he confessed, and denied not,.... He freely, and without any reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

I am not the Christ - This confession proves that John was not an impostor. He had a wide reputation. The nation was…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

He confessed, and denied not; but confessed - A common mode of Jewish phraseology. John renounces himself, that Jesus…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714John 1:19-28

We have here the testimony of John, which he delivered to the messengers who were sent from Jerusalem to examine him.…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

confessed, and denied not Antithetic parallelism, as in Joh 1:1.

but confessed Rather, and he confessed, to introduce…

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