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John 1:27

HumilityJesus Christ

25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 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, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

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  • Mark 1:7

    And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

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  • Matthew 3:11

    I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

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  • John 1:30

    This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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  • John 1:15

    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.

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  • Acts 19:4

    Then said Paul, John verily baptized with the baptism of repentance, saying unto the people, that they should believe on him which should come after him, that is, on Christ Jesus.

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