geneva John:1:19-28
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geneva@John:1:20 @ And he (note:)He did acknowledge him, and spoke of him plainly and openly.(:note) confessed, and This repeating of the one and the selfsame thing, though in different words, is often used by the Hebrews, and it has great force, for they used to speak one thing twice in order to set it out more certainly and plainly. denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
geneva@John:1:21 @ And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, (note:)The Jews thought that Elias would come again before the days of the Messiah, and they took as the basis of their opinion (Mal_4:5), which is to be understood as referring to John, see (Mat_11:14). And yet John denies that he is Elias, answering their question just as they meant it.(:note) I am not. Art thou They are inquiring about some great prophet, and not about Christ, for John denied before that he is Christ, for they thought that some great prophet would be sent like Moses, using to support this position (Deu_18:15), which is to be understood to refer to all the company of the prophets and ministers, which have been and shall be to the end, and especially of Christ who is the head of all prophets. that prophet? And he answered, No.
geneva@John:1:22 @ Then said they vnto him, Who art thou, that we may giue an answere to them that sent vs? What sayest thou of thy selfe?
geneva@John:1:23 @ He said, I am the voyce of him that cryeth in the wildernesse, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the Prophet Esaias.
geneva@John:1:24 @
geneva@John:1:25 @ And they asked him, and said unto him, (note:)By this we may prove that the Jews knew there should be some change in religion under the Messiah.(:note) Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?
geneva@John:1:26 @ John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one (note:)Whom all the world sees, and sees even amongst you.(:note) among you, whom ye know not;
geneva@John:1:27 @ He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.
geneva@John:1:28 @ These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize.
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