John 1:15

NETBible

John 1  testified 2  about him and shouted out, 3  “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, 4  because he existed before me.’”

NIV ©

John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’"

NASB ©

John *testified about Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’"

NLT ©

John pointed him out to the people. He shouted to the crowds, "This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before I did.’"

MSG ©

John pointed him out and called, "This is the One! The One I told you was coming after me but in fact was ahead of me. He has always been ahead of me, has always had the first word."

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.

NRSV ©

(John testified to him and cried out, "This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’")

NKJV ©

John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’"

KJV
John
<2491>
bare witness
<3140> (5719)
of
<4012>
him
<846>_,
and
<2532>
cried
<2896> (5754)_,
saying
<3004> (5723)_,
This
<3778>
was he
<2258> (5713)
of whom
<3739>
I spake
<2036> (5627)_,
He that cometh
<2064> (5740)
after
<3694>
me
<3450>
is preferred
<1096> (5754)
before
<1715>
me
<3450>_:
for
<3754>
he was
<2258> (5713)
before
<4413>
me
<3450>_.
NASB ©
John
<2491>
*testified
<3140>
about
<4012>
Him and cried
<2896>
out, saying
<3004>
, "This
<3778>
was He of whom
<3739>
I said
<3004>
, 'He who comes
<2064>
after
<3694>
me has
<1096>
a higher
<1715>
rank
<1715>
than I, for He existed
<1510>
before
<4413>
me.'"
NET [draft] ITL
John
<2491>
testified
<3140>
about
<4012>
him
<846>
and
<2532>
shouted out
<2896>
, “This one
<3778>
was
<1510>
the one about whom I said
<3004>
, ‘He who comes
<2064>
after
<3694>
me
<3450>
is
<1096>
greater
<4413>
than I
<3450>
am, because
<3754>
he existed before
<1715>
me
<3450>
.’”
GREEK
iwannhv marturei autou kai kekragen hn eipwn opisw mou ercomenov mou gegonen prwtov mou hn
<1510> (5713)
V-IXI-3S
NETBible

John 1  testified 2  about him and shouted out, 3  “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, 4  because he existed before me.’”

NET Notes

1 sn John refers to John the Baptist.

2 tn Or “bore witness.”

3 tn Grk “and shouted out saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.

4 tn Or “has a higher rank than I.”