John 1:30

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³⁰This 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.’

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

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

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

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.’

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.’

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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