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Verse John 1:20. _HE CONFESSED, AND DENIED NOT; BUT CONFESSED_] A
common mode of Jewish phraseology. John renounces himself, that Jesus
may be all in all. Though God had highly honoured him, and favo...
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I AM NOT THE CHRIST - This confession proves that John was not an
impostor. He had a wide reputation. The nation was expecting that the
Messiah was about to come, and multitudes were ready to believe...
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ANALYSIS AND ANNOTATIONS
I. The Only-begotten, the Eternal Word;
His Glory and His Manifestation
-- Chapter 1:1-2:22
CHAPTER 1
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1. The Word: the Creator, the Life and the Light. (John 1:1 .)...
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THE BAPTIST'S WITNESS ABOUT HIMSELF. Instead of recounting the work
and mission of the Baptist, as the other gospels, the writer selects
incidents which show him as the Witness. These incidents are ce...
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AM NOT THE CHRIST.
The idea had already begun to receive currency that John might be the
expected Christ. In his preaching recorded by Matthew he denied this
with great emphasis and explained his rel...
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This is the witness of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites to
him from Jerusalem to ask him: "Who are you?" He quite definitely
affirmed and stated: "I am not the Messiah." So they asked him:...
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THE WORD (John 1:1-18)...
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_confessed, and denied not_ Antithetic parallelism, as in John 1:3.
_but confessed_ Rather, AND HE _confessed_, to introduce _what_he
confessed.
_I am not the Christ_ -I" is emphatic, implying that...
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The Testimony of the Baptist
19 28. His Testimony to the Deputation from Jerusalem
This section describes a crisis in the Baptist's ministry. He had
already attracted the attention of the Sanhedrin....
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19–37. _The Testimony of the Baptist_, (α) to the deputation from
Jerusalem, (β) to the people, (γ) to Andrew and John, John 1:31-51.
_The Testimony of the Disciples:_ John 2:1-11 _The Testimony of th...
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THE TESTIMONY TO THE DEPUTATION FROM JERUSALEM
19–28. This section describes a crisis in the ministry of the
Baptist. He had already attracted the attention of the Sanhedrin. It
was a time of exciteme...
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ὩΜΟΛΌΓΗΣΕΝ ΚΑῚ ΟΥ̓Κ ἨΡΝΉΣΑΤΟ. Antithetic
parallelism (John 1:3).
ἘΓῺ ΟΥ̓Κ ΕἸΜΊ. So the best MSS., making ἐγώ
emphatic; the Received Text having οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγώ. The
Baptist hints that though _he_ is not...
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Ver 19. And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and
Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who are you? 20. And he confessed,
and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21. And...
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_THE ETERNAL WORD WAS LIFTED UP BY JOHN -- (JOHN 1:19-34)_ John was a
witness who lifted up God's Eternal Word. (John 1:19-28) John the
Baptist was "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Make str...
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ΏΜΟΛΌΓΗΣΕΝ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΌΜΟΛΟΓΈΩ (G3670)
соглашаться, признавать. Обобщ. _aor._
рассматривает действие в его
совокупности,
ΉΡΝΉΣΑΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΆΡΝΈΟΜΑΙ (G720)
отрицать. Первое...
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AND THIS IS THE RECORD OF JOHN, &C.— These verses would be better
rendered thus, _Now this is the testimony of John,_ (mentioned John
1:15.) When the Jews _sent priests,_ &c. John 1:20 _then he
confes...
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THE JEWS INVESTIGATE JOHN'S IDENTITY
_Text 1:19-22_
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And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from
Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, who art thou?
20
And he confesse...
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EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN
John 1:19-34
Following our usual custom, we begin by submitting an Analysis of the
passage which is to be before us. In it we have:—
1. The Jews’ inquiry of John, a...
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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
AND HE CONFESSED, AND DENIED NOT; BUT CONFESSED, I AM NOT THE CHRIST.
In thus disclaiming the Messiahship for himself, he resi...
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As God always was, there is no absolute beginning brought before us in
the Scriptures. Both here and in Gen.11 the article _ the _ is lacking
in the originals, showing that it refers to the commenceme...
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NOT THE CHRIST] Some already believed that he was, Luke 3:15....
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PUBLIC TESTIMONY OF THE BAPTIST TO JESUS IN REPLY TO A DEPUTATION FROM
THE SANHEDRIN. The independence and fulness of the account of the
Baptist in this Gospel renders it highly probable that the evan...
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THE DIVINITY AND INCARNATION OF THE WORD. WITNESS OF JOHN. THE FIRST
DISCIPLES
1-18. Preface, declaring (1) that the Word was God, (2) that He was
made man, (3) that He revealed the Father.
This subl...
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JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS
GOSPEL OF JOHN
_MARION ADAMS_
THE AUTHOR
Most people agree that John, Jesus’ *disciple, wrote the 4th
*Gospel. John’s father was called Zebedee. And John had...
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CONFESSED, AND DENIED NOT; BUT CONFESSED. — Comp. for the style,
Note on John 1:3.
I AM NOT. — The better reading places the pronoun in the most
emphatic position: “It is not _I_ who am the Messiah.”...
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John 1:15
CHAPTER 3
THE BAPTIST'S TESTIMONY.
“There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John. The same came
for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might
believe throug...
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The witness of John to the deputation from Jerusalem, entitled
αὕτη ἐστὶν … Λευείτας. The witness or testimony
of John is placed first, not only because it was that which influenced
the evangelist him...
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_The witness of John and its result_....
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THE VOICE OF PROMISE
John 1:14-28
Note that the Revised Version changes the words was _made_ to
_became,_ John 1:14. Evidently Jesus had existed before this becoming;
and evidently there was a proces...
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The Gospel of John brings us into the profoundest facts concerning the
Person of Jesus. The first eighteen verses constitute the introduction
to the whole Book. The main declaration is found by bringi...
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And he (g) confessed, and (h) denied not; but confessed, I am not the
Christ.
(g) He did acknowledge him, and spoke of him plainly and openly.
(h) This repeating of the one and the selfsame thing, t...
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TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST
John 1:6-51. _“There was a man sent from God, whose name was John.
The same came for a witness, that he may testify concerning the Light,
in order that all may believe th...
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I. FIRST TESTIMONY: JOHN 1:19-28.
In unfolding in the Prologue the contents of faith, the apostle had
adduced two testimonies of John the Baptist (John 1:6-8 and John
1:15); the second contains, as _B...
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VER. 20. “ _And he confessed, and denied not, and confessed:I am not
the Christ._ ”
Before pointing out the contents of the response of John the Baptist,
the evangelist sets forth its characteristics:...
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FIRST SECTION: 1:19-37. THE TESTIMONIES OF JOHN THE BAPTIST.
These testimonies are three in number and were given on three
successive days (see John 1:29; John 1:35, “ _the next day_).”
These three da...
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II. SECOND TESTIMONY: VV. 29-34.
How can we comprehend the fact that the deputies of the Sanhedrim left
John without asking him who the person was of whom he intended to
speak? Either they did not car...
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John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I
spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was
before me. (16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace...
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The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject
which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the
most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
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20._And he confessed, and denied not_. That is, _he confessed _openly,
and without any ambiguity or hypocrisy. The word _confess_, in the
first instance, means generally, that he stated the fact as it...
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The first chapter asserts what He was before all things, and the
different characters in which He is a blessing to man, being made
flesh. He is, and He is the expression of, the whole mind that
subsis...
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AND HE CONFESSED, AND DENIED NOT,.... He freely, and without any
reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest terms professed
to the messengers before all the people, that he was not the Messi...
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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
Ver. 20. _He confessed and denied not, but confessed_] Sincerely and
studiously; he put away that honour with both hands earnestl...
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_And this is the record of John_ This is the testimony which he bare
publicly to Jesus; _when the Jews_ Namely, the senate, or great
council of the nation; _sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem_
Pe...
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AND HE CONFESSED, AND DENIED NOT; BUT CONFESSED, I AM NOT THE CHRIST....
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THE TESTIMONY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST.
The embassy of the Jews:...
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CHRIST THE LIVING WORD
(vs.1-5)
Revelation 19:13, speaking of the Lord Jesus, says, "His name is
called the Word of God." As such He had no beginning: in the beginning
He was there. In person He is...
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19-28 John disowns himself to be the Christ, who was now expected and
waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not
the person of Elias. John was not that Prophet whom Moses sa...
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AND HE CONFESSED; he being asked openly and plainly, professed, AND
DENIED NOT; and did not dissemble nor halt in his speech. These
negatives are in Scripture often added to affirmatives, to exclude a...
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Hippolytus Dogmatical and Historical Fragments
why look ye so earnestly at me? "I am not the Christ; "[384]
Origen Commentary on John Book V
What are we to say of him who leaned on Jesus' breast, n...
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John 1:20 And G2532 confessed G3670 (G5656) and G2532 not G3756 deny
G720 (G5662) but G2532 confessed...
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‘And he confessed and denied not, and he confessed, “I am not the
Christ (Messiah)”. And they asked him, “What then. Are you
Elijah?”, and he says, “I am not”. “Are you the prophet?”,
and he answers,...
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JOHN THE BAPTISER'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS AND THE CALLING OF DISCIPLES
(JOHN 1:19).
The portrayal of John the Baptiser by the writer is in interesting
contrast to the John the Baptiser portrayed in the o...
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We enter here upon the second great division of the Gospel, extending
from John 1:19 to John 2:11, and containing the presentation of Jesus,
as He takes His place in the field of human history and, al...
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John 1:20. AND HE CONFESSED AND DENIED NOT. AND HE CONFESSED, I AM NOT
THE CHRIST. The answer of the Baptist is reported with great
solemnity. The effect of the double statement, ‘he confessed and
den...
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AND HE CONFESSED
(κα ωμολογησεν). The continued paratactic use of κα
(and) and the first aorist active indicative of ομολογεω, old
verb from ομολογος (ομον, λεγω, to say the same
thing), to confess...
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John 1:19
The Ministry of John the Baptist.
From the ministry of John the Baptist we may learn
I. That when Jesus is about to visit a community in His saving power,
His coming is generally preceded...
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John 1:19. _And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou ? And he
confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ._
«I...
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John 1:19. And this in the record of John, when the Jews sent priests
and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? And he confessed
and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. And they...
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John 1:15. _John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he
of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for
he was before me._
He was not before John in the order of hum...
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John is the majestic Evangelist; he is the high-soaring eagle with the
piercing eye. His is the Gospel of the Son of God.
John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God,
and the...
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May the Holy Spirit, who inspired these words, inspire us through them
as we read them!
John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._
The divine Logos, whom we know as the Christ of God. «In the
beginn...
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John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word,_
Christ the Word has existed from all eternity. He is the eternal Son
of the eternal Father; he is really what Melchisedec was
metaphorically, «having neithe...
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CONTENTS: Deity of Christ. Ministry of John the Baptist. Jesus
announced as the Lamb of God, and the first converts to Him.
CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, John the Baptist, Moses, Elias, Isaiah,
Pharisees,...
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John 1:1. _In the beginning was the Word._ Εν αρχη ο
λογος. John begins the new creation with the words of Moses of
the old creation, and continues to speak of Christ in the running
language of all th...
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JOHN DID NOT REFUSE TO ANSWER. He made no attempt to conceal his
mission. I AM NOT THE MESSIAH. [The terms "Christ" and "Messiah" mean
the same thing in the Bible. Perhaps because "Christ" has come to...
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_He confessed and denied not_
JOHN AND JESUS
I. THE DIGNITY OF TRUTH.
1. It seems easy for John to have confessed and denied not. But here
is a people ripe for Christ. They had been expecting Him fo...
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_The record of John_
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I._
AN INSTRUCTIVE EXAMPLE OF TRUE HUMILITY.
1. John was an eminent saint of God (Matthew 11:11; John 5:35),yet we
see him lowly and self-abased.
(1) He refuses the honour w...
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:20 John the Baptist denies being THE CHRIST or
ELIJAH. Elijah, who never died (2 Kings 2:11), was expected to return
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JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 1:19 Signs of the Messiah, with Teaching about
Life in Him. The first half of John’s Gospel features Jesus’
demonstration of his messianic identity through several selected
“signs” ...
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THE
HOLY GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST,
ACCORDING TO JOHN.
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HIS is the title in the Greek and Latin codices. In the Syriac it is
as follows, _The Holy Gospel, the Preaching of Jouchanon_ (John),
_which...
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_ Was made_ : not that the Word was changed into flesh, or flesh into
the Word, for, as S. Chrysostom says, "far from that immortal nature
is transmutation." For how could flesh become God, that is, h...
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_And he confessed_, &c. That is, publicly, plainly, and fully that he
was not the Christ. For when the Hebrews wished very strongly to
assert anything, they doubled the affirmative, and trebled the
ne...
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PART II. (A.)
Chapter S John 1:19 to John 4:54
I. THE MANIFESTATION OF THE WORD AS LIGHT AMONG THOSE PREPARED TO
RECEIVE HIM (John 1:19)
1. The testimony of John the Baptist:
(1) he is not the Chri...
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EXPOSITION
THE title of the book is differently given in the manuscripts and
ancient versions, and the differences are so considerable that they
cannot be referred to the original text. The simplest f...
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Shall we turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to John.
The gospel of John was the last of the gospels that were written. It
was written towards the close of that first century, written by John,...
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John 3:28; Luke 3:15; Mark 1:7; Mark 1:8; Matthew 3:11;...
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I am not the Christ — For many supposed he was....