Mark 1:7 
Context| NETBible | He proclaimed, 1 “One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy 2 to bend down and untie the strap 3 of his sandals. |
| NIV © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
And this was his message: "After me will come one more powerful than I, the thongs of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. |
| NASB © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
And he was preaching, and saying, "After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to stoop down and untie the thong of His sandals. |
| NLT © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
He announced: "Someone is coming soon who is far greater than I am––so much greater that I am not even worthy to be his slave. |
| MSG © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
As he preached he said, "The real action comes next: The star in this drama, to whom I'm a mere stagehand, will change your life. |
| BBE © SABDAweb Mar 1:7 |
And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. |
| NRSV © bibleoremus Mar 1:7 |
He proclaimed, "The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the thong of his sandals. |
| NKJV © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
And he preached, saying, "There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose. |
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| NASB © biblegateway Mar 1:7 |
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| GREEK | kai ekhrussen iscuroterov mou opisw [mou] ou ouk eimi kuqav imanta twn upodhmatwn autou |
| NETBible | He proclaimed, 1 “One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy 2 to bend down and untie the strap 3 of his sandals. |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “proclaimed, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated. 2 tn Grk “of whom I am not worthy.” 2 sn The humility of John is evident in the statement I am not worthy. This was considered one of the least worthy tasks of a slave, and John did not consider himself worthy to do even that for the one to come, despite the fact he himself was a prophet. 3 tn The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “the straps of his sandals,” but it may be more emphatic to retain the singular here. |
