John 1:20
John 1:19-20 The Message (MSG)
When Jews from Jerusalem sent a group of priests and officials to ask John who he was, he was completely honest. He didn’t evade the question. He told the plain truth: “I am not the Messiah.”
John 1:20 King James Version (KJV)
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:20 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:20 New Century Version (NCV)
John spoke freely and did not refuse to answer. He said, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:20 American Standard Version (ASV)
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
John 1:20 New International Version (Anglicised) (NIVUK)
He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, ‘I am not the Messiah.’
John 1:20 New King James Version (NKJV)
He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
John 1:20 Amplified Bible (AMP)
And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!”
John 1:20 New Living Translation (NLT)
He came right out and said, “I am not the Messiah.”