John 1:15 Parallel Translations

(John declared the truth about him when he said loudly, "This is the person about whom I said, 'The one who comes after me was before me because he existed before I did.' ")(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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.

ASV:

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.

BBE:

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.

DBY:

(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;)

ERV:

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.

WEY:

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."

WBS:

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.

WEB:

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.'"

YLT:

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;'

John 1:15 Cross References

XREF:

Matthew 3:11 "As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John 1:7 He came as a witness, to testify about the Light, so that all might believe through him.

John 1:27 "It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

John 1:30 "This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'After me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.' (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

1:15 {8} John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh {b} after me is preferred {c} before me: for he was before me.
(8) John is a faithful witness of the excellency of Christ.
(b) That is, He before whom I am sent to prepare him the way: so that these words refer to the time of his calling, and not of his age, for John was six months older than Christ.
(c) This sentence has in it a turning of the reason as we call it, as one would say, a setting of that first which should be last, and that last which should be first: for in plain speech it is this, He that comes after me, is better than I am, for he was before me. We find a similar turning of the reason in Lu 7:47: Many sins are forgiven her, because she loved much, which is this much to say, She loved much, because many sins are forgiven her.

PNT:

1:15 John bare witness of him. At the time of Christ's baptism when the Spirit descended. See Joh 1:33.

WES:

1:15 John cried - With joy and confidence; This is he of whom I said - John had said this before our Lord's baptism, although he then knew him not in person: he knew him first at his baptism, and afterward cried, This is he of whom I said. and c. He is preferred before me - in his office: for he was before me - in his nature.

MHC:

1:15-18 As to the order of time and entrance on his work, Christ came after John, but in every other way he was before him. The expression clearly shows that Jesus had existence before he appeared on earth as man. All fulness dwells in him, from which alone fallen sinners have, and shall receive, by faith, all that renders them wise, strong, holy, useful, and happy. Our receivings by Christ are all summed up in this one word, grace; we have received even grace, a gift so great, so rich, so invaluable; the good will of God towards us, and the good work of God in us. The law of God is holy, just, and good; and we should make the proper use of it. But we cannot derive from it pardon, righteousness, or strength. It teaches us to adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour, but it cannot supply the place of that doctrine. As no mercy comes from God to sinners but through Jesus Christ, no man can come to the Father but by him; no man can know God, except as he is made known in the only begotten and beloved Son.

CONC:

Aloud Bare Beareth Bears Bore Cried Cries Crieth Crying Existed Existence Higher John Preferred Rank Ranks Saying Spake Spoke Surpassed Testified Testifies Testify Testimony Witness

Aloud Bare Bears Bore Cried Crying Existed Existence Higher John Preferred Rank Ranks Surpassed Testified Testifies Testify Testimony Who Witness

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