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Mark 1:7

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5 And there went out unto him all the land of Judæa, and they of Jerusalem, and were all baptized of him in the river of Jordan, confessing their sins.

6 And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;

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.

8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.

9 And it came to pass in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was baptized of John in Jordan.

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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
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
ASV
And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
DARBY
And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose.
BLB
And he was proclaiming, saying, “The One mighter than I comes after me, of whom I am not sufficient, having stooped down, to loose the strap of His sandals.
ÅB
Og han forkynte og sa: Etter meg kommer den som er sterkere enn jeg, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å bukke meg ned og løse.
OTB
Og han forkynte: “Etter meg kommer en som er sterkere enn jeg, og jeg er ikke verdig til å bøye meg ned og løse sandalremmen hans.
B1930
Og han forkynte og sa: Efter mig kommer den som er sterkere enn jeg, han hvis skorem jeg ikke er verdig til å bukke mig ned og løse.

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Cross references

  • Acts 13:25

    And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

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  • 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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  • John 1:27

    He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to 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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  • Luke 7:6–7

    Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof:

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  • John 3:28–31

    Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

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  • Matthew 3:14

    But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?

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