John 1:30

WEB

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

KJV

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

BSB

³⁰This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

FBV

³⁰This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’

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Extra References

John 1:27

²⁷He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

John 1:15

¹⁵John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”

Luke 3:16

¹⁶John answered them all, “I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit and fire.