John 1:15 — Bible Verse (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.”
John 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
John 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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John 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.’””
John 1:15 — World English Bible
John 1:15 ASV — American 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.”
John 1:15 — American Standard Version
John 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 — Young's Literal Translation
John 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“(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;)”
John 1:15 — Darby Translation
John 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cryed, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that commeth after me, was before me: for he was better then I.”
John 1:15 — Geneva Bible
John 1:15 in Context — John 1
13 Los cuales no son engendrados de sangre, ni de voluntad de carne, ni de voluntad de varón, mas de Dios.
14 Y aquel Verbo fué hecho carne, y habitó entre nosotros (y vimos su gloria, gloria como del unigénito del Padre), lleno de gracia y de verdad.
15 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.
16 Porque de su plenitud tomamos todos, y gracia por gracia.
17 Porque la ley por Moisés fué dada: [mas] la gracia y la verdad por Jesucristo fué hecha.
What Does John 1:15 Mean?
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