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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…
Albert Barnes
AlbertBarnes
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 Me…
Charles Ellicott
CharlesEllicott
Confessed, and denied not; but confessed.—Compare for the style, Note on John 1:3.
I am not.
Charles Spurgeon
CharlesSpurgeon
And of his fullness have all we received, and grace for grace.
For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesu…
Church Fathers
ChurchFathers
Origen of Alexandria: This is the second testimony of John the Baptist to Christ; the first began with, "This is He of whom I…
Expositor's Bible Commentary
Expositor'sBible Commentary
“Christ” (GK 5986) is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew “Messiah,” meaning “Anointed” (see comments on Mk 3:29–30). It was the title of the prophe…
John Calvin
JohnCalvin
And he confessed, and denied not. That is, he confessed openly, and without any ambiguity or hypocrisy. The word confess…
John Gill
JohnGill
And he confessed, and denied not
He freely, and without any reserve, declared, and in the plainest and strongest ter…
Matthew Henry
MatthewHenry
John denies being the Christ, who was then expected and waited for. He came in the spirit and power of Elias, but he was not the person of Elias. J…
Thomas Aquinas
ThomasAquinas
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Previously, the Evangelist showed how Christ was made known to the apostles through the testimony of John; here, he develops this testimo…
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A.T. Robertson
A.T.Robertson