Parallel Verses
World English Bible
John 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.'"
New American Standard Bible
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King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
“This was the One of whom I said,
‘The One coming after me
because He existed before me.’”)
International Standard Version
John told the truth about him when he cried out, "This is the person about whom I said, "The one who comes after me ranks higher than me, because he existed before me.'"
A Conservative Version
John testified about him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me came to be before me, because he was before me.
American Standard Version
John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.
Amplified
John testified [repeatedly] about Him and
An Understandable Version
John gave testimony about Jesus, shouting out, "This person is the one about whom I said, 'He who will come after me ranks above me because He existed before me.'"
Anderson New Testament
John testified of him, and cried, saying: This is he of whom I said: He that comes after me, is now before me, for he existed before me.
Bible in Basic English
John gave witness about him, crying, This is he of whom I said, He who is coming after me is put over me because he was in existence before me.
Common New Testament
John bore witness of him and cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me ranks before me, for he was before me.'"
Daniel Mace New Testament
it was of him that John bare witness, when he made this declaration, "this was he of whom I said, he that cometh after me, was before me; for he did indeed exist before me."
Darby Translation
(John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)
Godbey New Testament
John beareth witness concerning Him, and cried out saying; This is He of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me has been before me:
Goodspeed New Testament
(John testified to him and cried out??or it was he who said it??He who was to come after me is now ahead of me
John Wesley New Testament
John testified of him and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.
Julia Smith Translation
John testifies for him, and he tried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He coming after me was before me: for he was before me.
King James 2000
John bore witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
John testified about him and cried out, saying, "This one was [he about] whom I said, 'The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.'"
Modern King James verseion
John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, This was He of whom I spoke: He who comes after me has been before me, for He was preceding me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
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."
Moffatt New Testament
(John testified to him with the cry, 'This was he of whom I said, my successor has taken precedence of me, for he preceded me.')
Montgomery New Testament
John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'"
NET Bible
John testified about him and shouted out, "This one was the one about whom I said, 'He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.'"
New Heart English Bible
John testified about him. He shouted out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"
Noyes New Testament
John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me hath gone before me; for he was before me.
Sawyer New Testament
John testified of him, and cried, saying, This is the one of whom I said, He that comes after me existed before me, for he was before me.
The Emphasized Bible
(John beareth witness concerning him, and hath cried aloud, saying - the same, was he that said - He who, after me, was coming, before me, hath advanced; because, my Chief, was he.)
Thomas Haweis New Testament
John bore witness concerning him, and cried, saying, This is he of whom I said, He that is coming after me, is before me: because before me he was.
Twentieth Century New Testament
(John bears witness to him; he cried aloud--for it was he who spoke--"'He who is Coming' after me is now before me, for he was ever first");
Webster
John testified concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Weymouth New Testament
John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."
Williams New Testament
John testified to Him and cried out, for this was the one who said, "The One who is coming after me has been put before me, because He existed before me."
Worrell New Testament
John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, "This was He of Whom I said, 'He That cometh after me hath become before me, because He was before me;'"
Worsley New Testament
Of Him did John bare witness, and publicly declared, saying, This was He of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me; for He was before me.
Youngs Literal Translation
John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
John » Testifies to the messiahship of jesus
John the baptist » John the baptist being sent to prepare the way for jesus Christ
The Providence of God » Is exercised in » Ruling the elements
The word of God » Jesus Christ being the word of God
Topics
Interlinear
Martureo
Peri
Houtos
Mou
μοῦ
Mou
Usage: 313
Ginomai
References
Smith
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 1:15
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth. 15 John 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.'" 16 From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you in the Holy Spirit.
Proverbs 8:22
"Yahweh possessed me in the beginning of his work, before his deeds of old.
Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Micah 5:2
But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, being small among the clans of Judah, out of you one will come forth to me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, from everlasting.
Matthew 3:13-17
Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.
Mark 1:7
He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
Luke 3:16
John answered them all, "I indeed baptize you with water, but he comes who is mightier than I, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to loosen. He will baptize you in 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
The same came as a witness, that he might testify about the light, that all might believe through him.
John 1:27
He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to loosen."
John 1:29-34
The next day, he saw Jesus coming to him, and said, "Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
John 3:26-36
They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."
John 5:33-36
You have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
John 8:58
Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."
John 17:5
Now, Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you before the world existed.
Philippians 2:6-7
who, existing in the form of God, didn't consider equality with God a thing to be grasped,
Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things are held together.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Revelation 1:11
saying, "What you see, write in a book and send to the seven assemblies: to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and to 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, saying, "Don't be afraid. I am the first and the last,
Revelation 2:8
"To the angel of the assembly in Smyrna write: "The first and the last, who was dead, and has come to life says these things: