Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me: for he was before me.
New American Standard Bible
This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘
King James Version
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Holman Bible
This is the One I told you about: ‘After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’
International Standard Version
This is the one about whom I said, "After me comes a man who ranks above me, because he existed before me.'
A Conservative Version
This is he about whom I said, After me comes a man who has become before me, because he was before me.
American Standard Version
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.
Amplified
This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I and has priority over me, for He existed before me.’
An Understandable Version
He is the One about whom I said, 'A man will come after me who ranks above me, for He existed before me.'
Anderson New Testament
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is now before me, for he existed before me.
Bible in Basic English
This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.
Common New Testament
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, for he was before me.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
this is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man, who was before me: for he did indeed exist before me.
Darby Translation
He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;
Godbey New Testament
This is He concerning whom I spoke, A man cometh after me who has been before me: because he was my Creator.
John Wesley New Testament
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is preferred before me; for he was before me.
King James 2000
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me: for he was before me.
Lexham Expanded Bible
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.'
Modern King James verseion
This is He of whom I said, After me comes a Man who has been before me, for He preceded me.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
This is he of whom I said, 'After me cometh a man, which went before me. For he was before me,
Moffatt New Testament
That is he of whom I said, 'The man who is to succeed me has taken precedence of me, for he preceded me.'
Montgomery New Testament
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes One who has been put before me, for he was before me.'
NET Bible
This is the one about whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.'
New Heart English Bible
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.'
Noyes New Testament
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who hath gone before me; for he was before me.
Sawyer New Testament
This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me, for he was before me.
The Emphasized Bible
This, is he, of whom, I, said - After me, cometh a man, who, before me, hath advanced, because, my Chief, was he.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
This is he of whom I spake, After me cometh a man who was before me: for before me he existed.
Twentieth Century New Testament
It was of him that I spoke when I said 'After me there is coming a man who is now before me, for he was ever First.'
Webster
This is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man who is preferred before me; for he was before me.
Weymouth New Testament
This is He about whom I said, 'After me is to come One who has been put before me, because He was before me.'
Williams New Testament
This is the One about whom I said, 'After me there is coming a man who has already been put before me, because He existed before me.'
World English Bible
This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'
Worrell New Testament
This is He of Whom I said, 'After me cometh a Man Who hath become before me, because He was before me.'
Worsley New Testament
This is He of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is preferred before me: for He was before me.
Youngs Literal Translation
this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:
Themes
Baptism » Jesus Christ baptizing with the holy spirit
Baptism » What john the baptist baptized with
Holy spirit » Jesus Christ baptizing with the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Testimony of john the baptist concerning (at bethabara)
Interlinear
Houtos
Peri
Mou
μοῦ
Mou
Usage: 313
Ginomai
References
Hastings
Word Count of 36 Translations in John 1:30
Images John 1:30
Prayers for John 1:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
John The Baptist Testifies To Jesus
29 In the morrow John sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, be taking away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who was before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he might be manifested to Israel, for this I came immersing in water.
Names
Cross References
John 1:15
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.
John 1:27
This is he coming after me, who was before me, of whom I am not worthy that I might loose the strings of his shoes.
Luke 3:16
John answered to all, saying, I truly immerse you with water; and he stronger than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to loose his shoes' strings: he shall immerse you with the Holy Spirit and fire: