John 1:20

20He did not fail to confess, but confessed freely, “I am not the Messiah.”

20And he confessed and did not deny; and this is what he confessed: “I am not the 1:20 I.e., MessiahChrist.”

20And he confessed and did not deny, but confessed, “I am not the Christ.”

20And he confessed [truthfully] and did not deny [that he was only a man], but acknowledged, “I am not the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed)!”

20He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”

20He did not try to hide the truth. He spoke to them openly. He said, “I am not the Messiah.”