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John 1:20 — King James Version← Study notes

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


John 1:20Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 1:2013 words
GreekMeaning
καὶkai
AndwordG2532
ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsen
he confessedverbG3670
καὶkai
andwordG2532
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἠρνήσατοērnēsato
deniedverbG720
καὶkai
butwordG2532
ὡμολόγησενhōmologēsen
confessedverbG3670
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
ἘγὼEgō
I myselfpronounG1473
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
εἰμὶeimi
amverbG1510
ho
thearticleG3588
χριστόςchristos
ChristnounG5547
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on John 1:20

This is the second testimony of John the Baptist to Christ, the first began with, This is He of Whom I spoke; and ended with, He has declared Him.

Origen · 3rd century

Or, after the introduction above of John’s testimony to Christ, is preferred before me, the Evangelist now adds when the above testimony was given, And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem.

Theophylact · 11th century

Such confidence had they in John, that they were ready to believe him on his own words: witness how it is said, To ask him, Who are you?

Chrysostom · 4th century
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