John 1:15
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 John 1:15 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
(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”);
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
(Johannes zeugt von ihm und rief und sprach: Dieser war es, von dem ich sagte: Der nach mir Kommende ist mir vor, denn er war vor mir)
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Juan dió testimonio de él, y clamó diciendo: Este es del que yo decía: El que viene tras mí, es antes de mí: porque es primero que yo.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E João dele testemunhou, e clamou, dizendo: Este era aquele, de quem eu dizia: O que vem após mim é antes de mim; porque era primeiro que eu.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
João testifica Dele e clama, dizendo: "Este é Aquele de quem eu disse: 'O que vem depois de mim é superior a mim, pois era antes de mim’”.
📖 John 1:15 in Context
13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
15John 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.
16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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