John 1:20 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
He declared, and didn’t deny, but he declared, “I am not the Christ.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
And he confessed, and denied not; and he confessed, I am not the Christ.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And he confessed and did not deny, and confessed, “I am not the Christ.”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
And he acknowledged and denied not, and acknowledged, I am not the Christ.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And he confessed and denied not, and said plainely, I am not that Christ.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
He confessed—he did not deny, but confessed—”I am not the Christ.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
And he confessed and denyed not and sayde playnly: I am not Christ.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and he confessed and did not deny, and confessed — 'I am not the Christ.'
FBV Free Bible Version
John declared plainly and clearly without hesitation, “I am not the Messiah.”
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y confesó, y no negó: y confesó: Que yo no soy el Christo.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y confesó, y no negó; mas declaró: No soy yo el Cristo.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
―Yo no soy el Cristo. Así dijo sin negarse a confesarlo claramente.
Read in context · Biblica® Open Nueva Biblia Viva™ Copyright © 2006, 2008 by Biblica, Inc. “Biblica” es una marca registrada en la oficina de Patentes y Marcas de los Estados Unidos por Biblica, Inc. Usado con permiso. “Biblica” is a trademark registered in the United States Patent and Trademark Office by Biblica, Inc. Used with permission. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spaonbv/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
[Juan] dijo con claridad: Yo no soy el Cristo.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
Juan declaró claramente y sin dudar: “Yo no soy el Mesías”.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Él confesó claramente y no lo negó. Declaró: Yo no soy el Cristo.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
καὶ ὡμολόγησε, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο· καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και ωμολογησεν, και ουκ ηρνησατο· και ωμολογησεν οτι ουκ ειμι εγω ο χριστος.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Καὶ ὡμολόγησε, καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο· καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και ωμολογησεν και ουκ ηρνησατο και ωμολογησεν οτι ουκ ειμι εγω ο χριστοσ
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ ὡμολόγησεν καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο, καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι Ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ὁ Χριστός.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ ὡμολόγησεν καὶ οὐκ ἠρνήσατο, καὶ ὡμολόγησεν ὅτι ⸂Ἐγὼ οὐκ εἰμὶ ὁ χριστός.
Read in context · The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition. Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/grcsbl/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY 4.0.
Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Et confessus est, et non negavit, et confessus est: Quia non sum ego Christus.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
И҆ и҆сповѣ́да и҆ не ѿве́ржесѧ: и҆ и҆сповѣ́да, ꙗ҆́кѡ нѣ́смь а҆́зъ хрⷭ҇то́съ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Он объявил, и не отрекся, и объявил, что я не Христос.
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ώμολόγησε και δεν ηρνήθη· και ώμολόγησεν ότι δεν είμαι εγώ ο Χριστός.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
И он призна, и не затаји, и призна: Ја нисам Христос.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
I on prizna, i ne zataji, i prizna: Ja nisam Hristos.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
فَٱعْتَرَفَ وَلَمْ يُنْكِرْ، وَأَقَرَّ: «إِنِّي لَسْتُ أَنَا ٱلْمَسِيحَ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC