30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’

30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’

30 He is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’

30 This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

30 This is the One I was talking about when I said, ‘A man will come after me, but he is greater than I am, because he was living before me.’

30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

30 He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;

30 He is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘A man who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.’

30 This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’

30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’

30 This one is the one about whom I said, ‘After me is coming a man who is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

30 This is the One I was talking about. I said, ‘A man who comes after me is more important than I am. That’s because he existed before I was born.’

30 “This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’