Parallel Verses
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 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.'"
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."
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.'"
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 Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory -- the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father. 15 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.'" 16 For we have all received from his fullness one gracious gift after another.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11
"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
Proverbs 8:22
The Lord created me as the beginning of his works, before his deeds of long ago.
Isaiah 9:6
For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Micah 5:2
As for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, seemingly insignificant among the clans of Judah -- from you a king will emerge who will rule over Israel on my behalf, one whose origins are in the distant past.
Matthew 3:13-17
Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
Mark 1:7
He proclaimed, "One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.
Luke 3:16
John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming -- 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 fully God.
John 1:7-8
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that everyone might believe through him.
John 1:27
who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!"
John 1:29-34
On the next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, "Look, the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!
John 3:26-36
So they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified -- see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking 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, "I tell you the solemn truth, before Abraham came into existence, I am!"
John 17:5
And now, Father, glorify me at your side with the glory I had with you before the world was created.
Philippians 2:6-7
who though he existed in the form of God did not regard equality with God as something to be grasped,
Colossians 1:17
He himself is before all things and all things are held together in him.
Hebrews 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever!
Revelation 1:11
saying: "Write in a book what you see and send it to the seven churches -- to Ephesus, Smyrna, Pergamum, Thyatira, Sardis, Philadelphia, and Laodicea."
Revelation 1:17-18
When I saw him I fell down at his feet as though I were dead, but he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid! I am the first and the last,
Revelation 2:8
"To the angel of the church in Smyrna write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the one who is the first and the last, the one who was dead, but came to life: