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John 1:30

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30“This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘aAfter me comes a Man who 1has a higher rank than I, bfor He existed before me.’

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit has become before me

Cross references

  1. aMatt 3:11; John 1:27
  2. bJohn 1:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

This is the one I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

NLTNew Living Translation

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.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.’

KJV 1900King James Version

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