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John 1:18-23
English Standard Version
John 1:18-23
English Standard Version
18 (A)No one has ever seen God; (B)the only God,[a] who is at the Father's side,[b] (C)he has made him known.
The Testimony of John the Baptist
19 And this is the (D)testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, (E)“Who are you?” 20 (F)He confessed, and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.” 21 And they asked him, “What then? (G)Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you (H)the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.” 22 So they said to him, “Who are you? We need to give an answer to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?” 23 He said, “I am (I)the voice of one crying out in the wilderness, ‘Make straight[c] the way of the Lord,’ as the prophet Isaiah said.”
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John 1:18-23
New International Version
John 1:18-23
New International Version
18 No one has ever seen God,(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.
John the Baptist Denies Being the Messiah
19 Now this was John’s(C) testimony when the Jewish leaders[b](D) in Jerusalem sent priests and Levites to ask him who he was. 20 He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”(E)
21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(F)
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”(G)
He answered, “No.”
22 Finally they said, “Who are you? Give us an answer to take back to those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”
23 John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet, “I am the voice of one calling in the wilderness,(H) ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”[c](I)
Footnotes
- John 1:18 Some manuscripts but the only Son, who
- John 1:19 The Greek term traditionally translated the Jews (hoi Ioudaioi) refers here and elsewhere in John’s Gospel to those Jewish leaders who opposed Jesus; also in 5:10, 15, 16; 7:1, 11, 13; 9:22; 18:14, 28, 36; 19:7, 12, 31, 38; 20:19.
- John 1:23 Isaiah 40:3
John 1:18-23
King James Version
John 1:18-23
King James Version
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.
19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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?
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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