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John 1:15

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.’ ”

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John 1:15 in other translations

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.

John 1:15 · American Standard Version

John 1:15 in context

  1. 13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
  2. 14The 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.
  3. 15John 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.’ ”
  4. 16From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
  5. 17For the law was given through Moses. Grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.