


John 1:15
Bible Versions
¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
John {G2491} bare witness {G3140} of {G4012} him {G846}, and {G2532} cried {G2896}, saying {G3004}, This {G3778} was he {G2258} of whom {G3739} I spake {G2036}, He that cometh {G2064} after {G3694} me {G3450} is preferred {G1096} before {G1715} me {G3450}: for {G3754} he was {G2258} before {G4413} me {G3450}.
Yochanan witnessed concerning him when he cried out, “This is the man I was talking about when I said, ‘The one coming after me has come to rank ahead of me, because he existed before me.’”
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.
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