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 non du sang, ni de la volonté de la chair, ni de la volonté de l’homme, mais de Dieu.

14 Et la parole a été faite chair, et elle a habité parmi nous, pleine de grâce et de vérité; et nous avons contemplé sa gloire, une gloire comme la gloire du Fils unique venu du Père.

15 Jean lui a rendu témoignage, et s’est écrié: C’est celui dont j’ai dit: Celui qui vient après moi m’a précédé, car il était avant moi.

16 Et nous avons tous reçu de sa plénitude, et grâce pour grâce;

17 car la loi a été donnée par Moïse, la grâce et la vérité sont venues par Jésus-Christ.

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What Does John 1:15 Mean?

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