30He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he was before me;


In Context

27 he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

28 These things took place in Bethany, across the Jordan, where John was baptising.

29 On the morrow he sees Jesus coming to him, and says, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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

31 and I knew him not; but that he might be manifested to Israel, therefore have I come baptising with water.

32 And John bore witness, saying, I beheld the Spirit descending as a dove from heaven, and it abode upon him.

John 1:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is the one I meant when I said, 'A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he, of whom I said: After me there cometh a man, who is preferred before me: because he was before me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is become before me: for he was before me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, after me cometh a man who is preferred before me; for he was before me.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

1:30this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me:

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.