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Andκαὶhe confessedὡμολόγησενandκαὶdid notοὐκdeny,ἠρνήσατοandκαὶhe confessed,ὡμολόγησεν“IἘγὼamεἰμὶnotοὐκthe Messiah.”ὁ χριστός
John 1:20
Study it in the app“And he confessed and did not deny, and he confessed, “I am not the Messiah.””
With the Greek beneath
John 1:20, word by word
- he confessedὡμολόγησενhōmologēsen
confess
To state openly what one believes, as that Christ is Lord.
Where else “hōmologēsen” appears- denyἠρνήσατοērnēsato
deny
To say something is not so.
Where else “ērnēsato” appears- amεἰμὶeimi
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appears- the Messiahχριστόςchristos
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “christos” appears
The context
19And this is the testimony of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”
20 · This verse (above)
21And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he says, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?