John 1:20

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.

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  • Mark 1:7-8 : 7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. 8 I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.
  • John 3:28-36 : 28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. 29 He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete. 30 He has to become greater while I become less. 31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all. 32 He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true. 33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands. 36 He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.
  • Matt 3:11-12 : 11 Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire: 12 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned up in the fire which will never be put out.
  • Luke 3:15-17 : 15 And while the people were waiting, and all men were questioning in their hearts about John, if he was the Christ or not, 16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire: 17 In whose hand is the instrument with which he will make clean his grain; he will put the good grain in his store, but the waste will be burned in the fire which will never be put out.

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    21 And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

    22 So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

    23 He said, I am the voice of one crying in the waste land, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • John 3:28
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    28 You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

  • John 1:19
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    19 And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

  • John 1:30-31
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    30 This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

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  • John 1:25-27
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    25 And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

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  • John 1:8
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    8 He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

  • John 1:33-34
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    33 I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

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  • Luke 22:57-58
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    57 But he said, Woman, it is not true; I have no knowledge of him.

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    67 If you are the Christ, say so. But he said, If I say so you will not have belief;

  • Matt 26:70
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    70 But he said before them all that it was false, saying, I have no knowledge of what you say.

  • Matt 3:6
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    6 And they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying openly that they had done wrong.

  • Matt 11:3
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  • Acts 13:25
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  • Luke 9:20
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    20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Mark 1:5
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    5 And there went out to him all the people of Judaea, and all those of Jerusalem, and they were given baptism by him in the river Jordan, saying that they were sinners.

  • John 18:25
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    25 But Simon Peter was still there warming himself by the fire. They said to him, Are you not one of his disciples? He said, No, I am not.

  • Mark 8:29
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    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Mark 1:7
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    7 And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • Mark 14:61
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    61 But he kept quiet and said nothing. Again the high priest questioning him said, Are you the Christ, the son of the Holy One?

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    72 And again he said with an oath, I have no knowledge of the man.

  • Matt 3:14
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  • Matt 16:15
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    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

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    15 John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.

  • Mark 14:68
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    70 But again he said it was not so. And after a little time, again those who were near said to Peter, Truly you are one of them; for you are a Galilaean.

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  • Matt 10:32-33
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    32 To everyone, then, who gives witness to me before men, I will give witness before my Father in heaven.

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    33 You sent to John and he gave true witness.

  • Luke 3:15
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    18 And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

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    3 For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • John 18:17
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    20 Then he gave orders to the disciples to give no man word that he was the Christ.