John 1:15 - Common English BibleJohn testified about him, crying out, “This is the one of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than me because he existed before me.’” See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769John 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic EditionJohn testified about Him and cried out, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me has priority over me, for He was before me. [He takes rank above me, for He existed before I did. He has advanced before me, because He is my Chief.] See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain VersionJohn offers testimony about him, and he cries out, saying: "This is the one about whom I said: 'He who is to come after me, has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.' " See the chapterDouay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 versionJohn beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me. See the chapter |