John 1:15

John bare witness of him and cried, saying, "This was he of whom I spake, which though he came after me, went before me: for he was before me."

Matthew 3:11

I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:

Proverbs 8:22

"The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time.

Isaiah 9:6

For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace."

Micah 5:2

And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.

Matthew 3:13-17

Then came Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptised of him.

Mark 1:7

and preached, saying, "A stronger than I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

Luke 3:16

John answered and said to them all, "I baptise you with water, but a stronger than I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptise you with the holy ghost, and with 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

The same came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe.

John 1:27

He it is that cometh after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose."

John 1:29-34

The next day, John saw Jesus coming unto him, and said, "Behold, the lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

John 3:26-36

And they came unto John, and said unto him, "Rabbi, behold he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptiseth, and all men come to him."

John 5:33-36

Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth:

John 8:58

Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you: Yer Abraham was, I am."

John 17:5

And now glorify me, thou father, with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee yer the world was.

Philippians 2:6-7

Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.

Colossians 1:17

All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.

Hebrews 13:8

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

Revelation 1:11

saying, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. That thou seest, write in a book and send it unto the congregations which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."

Revelation 1:17-18

And when I saw him, I fell at his feet, even as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, "Fear not. I am the first and the last,

Revelation 2:8

"And unto the angel of the congregation of Smyrna write, 'These things saith he that is first, and the last, which was dead and is alive:

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

Bare

John 1:7
The same came as a witness, to bear witness of the light, that all men through him might believe.
John 3:26
And they came unto John, and said unto him, "Rabbi, behold he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold the same baptiseth, and all men come to him."
John 5:33
Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth:
Matthew 3:11
I baptise you in water in token of repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptise you with the holy ghost and with fire:
Mark 1:7
and preached, saying, "A stronger than I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Luke 3:16
John answered and said to them all, "I baptise you with water, but a stronger than I cometh after me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthy to unloose: he will baptise you with the holy ghost, and with fire,

He was

John 1:1
In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God: and the word was God.
John 8:58
Jesus said unto them, "Verily, verily I say unto you: Yer Abraham was, I am."
John 17:5
And now glorify me, thou father, with thine own self, with the glory which I had with thee yer the world was.
Proverbs 8:22
"The LORD himself had me in possession in the beginning of his ways, before he began his works afore time.
Isaiah 9:6
For unto us a child is born, and unto us a son is given. Upon his shoulders shall the kingdom lie, and he shall be called with his own name, "Wonderful, the giver of counsel, the mighty God, the Everlasting Father, the Prince of peace."
Micah 5:2
And thou Bethlehem Ephrata, art little among the thousands of Judah: Out of thee shall come one, unto me, which shall be the governour in Israel: whose outgoing hath been from the beginning, and from everlasting.
Philippians 2:6
Which, being in the shape of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God.
Colossians 1:17
All things are created by him, and in him, and he is before all things, and in him all things have their being.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ yesterday, and today, and the same, continueth forever.
Revelation 1:11
saying, "I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last. That thou seest, write in a book and send it unto the congregations which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea."
Revelation 2:8
"And unto the angel of the congregation of Smyrna write, 'These things saith he that is first, and the last, which was dead and is alive:

General references

Mark 1:3
"The voice of a crier in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight."
Luke 3:18
And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.
John 1:30
This is he of whom I said, 'After me cometh a man, which went before me. For he was before me,
Acts 13:24
when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to Israel.