John 1:15

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John 1:15

(John testified concerning Him and exclaimed,
“This was the One of whom I said,
‘The One coming after me has surpassed me,
because He existed before me.’”)

Matthew 3:11

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Proverbs 8:22

“The Lord made me
at the beginning of His creation,
before His works of long ago.

Isaiah 9:6

For a child will be born for us,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Micah 5:2

Bethlehem Ephrathah,
you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His origin is from antiquity,
from eternity.

Matthew 3:13-17

Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him.

Mark 1:7

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

Luke 3:16

John answered them all, “I baptize you with water, but One is coming who is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John 1:1-2

In the beginning was the Word,
and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

John 1:7-8

He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.

John 1:27

He is the One coming after me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”

John 1:29-34

The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 3:26-36

So they came to John and told him, “Rabbi, the One you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan, is baptizing—and everyone is flocking to Him.”

John 5:33-36

You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth.

John 8:58

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”

John 17:5

Now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence
with that glory I had with You
before the world existed.

Philippians 2:6-7

who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be used for His own advantage.

Colossians 1:17

He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.

Hebrews 13:8

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

Revelation 1:11

saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

Revelation 1:17-18

When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. He laid His right hand on me and said, “Don’t be afraid! I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 2:8

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:

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Summary

John 1:15

John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

Bare

He was

General references

Bible References

Bare

He came as a witness
to testify about the light,
so that all might believe through him.

So they came to John and told him, “Rabbi, the One you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan, is baptizing—and everyone is flocking to Him.”

You have sent messengers to John, and he has testified to the truth.

“I baptize you with water for repentance,

but the One who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove His sandals. He Himself will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

He was preaching: “Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

He was

In the beginning was the Word,

and the Word was with God,
and the Word was God.

Jesus said to them, “I assure you: Before Abraham was, I am.”

Now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence
with that glory I had with You
before the world existed.

“The Lord made me
at the beginning of His creation,
before His works of long ago.

For a child will be born for us,
a son will be given to us,
and the government will be on His shoulders.
He will be named
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.

Bethlehem Ephrathah,

you are small among the clans of Judah;
One will come from you
to be ruler over Israel for Me.
His origin is from antiquity,
from eternity.

who, existing in the form of God,
did not consider equality with God
as something to be used for His own advantage.

He is before all things,
and by Him all things hold together.

Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

saying, “Write on a scroll what you see and send it to the seven churches: Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea.”

“Write to the angel of the church in Smyrna:

“The First and the Last, the One who was dead and came to life, says:

General references

A voice of one crying out in the wilderness:

Prepare the way for the Lord;

make His paths straight!

Then, along with many other exhortations, he proclaimed good news to the people.

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

Before He came to public attention, John had previously proclaimed a baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.