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John 1:27

HumilityJesus Christ

25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

28 All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
KJV
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
WEB
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”
ASV
[even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
DARBY
he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.
BLB
the One coming after me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the strap of His sandal.”
ÅB
han som kommer etter meg, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å løse.
OTB
Han er den som kommer etter meg, hvis sandaler jeg ikke er verdig å løse.”
B1930
han som kommer efter mig, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å løse.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Luke 3:16

    John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  • Mark 1:7

    And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

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  • Matthew 3:11

    I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

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  • John 1:30

    This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

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  • John 1:15

    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.’”

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  • Acts 19:4

    Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”

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