John 1:30 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.”

John 1:30 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 1:30 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 1:30 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.’”

John 1:30 — World English Bible

John 1:30 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.”

John 1:30 — American Standard Version

John 1:30 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:”

John 1:30 — Young's Literal Translation

John 1:30 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;”

John 1:30 — Darby Translation

John 1:30 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.”

John 1:30 — Geneva Bible

John 1:30 in Context — John 1

28 Ces choses se passèrent à Béthanie, au-delà du Jourdain, où Jean baptisait.

29 Le lendemain, il vit Jésus venant à lui, et il dit: Voici l’Agneau de Dieu, qui ôte le péché du monde.

30 C’est celui dont j’ai dit: Après moi vient un homme qui m’a précédé, car il était avant moi.

31 Je ne le connaissais pas, mais c’est afin qu’il fût manifesté à Israël que je suis venu baptiser d’eau.

32 Jean rendit ce témoignage: J’ai vu l’Esprit descendre du ciel comme une colombe et s’arrêter sur lui.

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What Does John 1:30 Mean?

John 1:30 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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