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John 1:30

Jesus Christ

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!

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

31 I myself did not know Him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that He might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John testified, “I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove and resting on Him.

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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
This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
KJV
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
WEB
This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’
ASV
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.
DARBY
He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he *was* before me;
BLB
This is [the One] concerning whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who has precedence over me, because He was before me.’
ÅB
Det er ham om hvem jeg sa: Etter meg kommer en mann som er kommet foran meg, fordi han var før meg.
OTB
Dette er han jeg siktet til da jeg sa, ‘Etter meg kommer en mann som overgår meg, fordi han eksisterte før meg.’
B1930
Det er ham om hvem jeg sa: Efter mig kommer en mann som er kommet foran mig, fordi han var før mig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • John 1:27

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

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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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  • 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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