John 1:15

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.’”

Pr 8:22; Isa 9:6; Mic 5:2; Mt 3:11,13-17; Mr 1:7; Lu 3:16; Joh 1:1,2,30; Joh 1:7,8,29-34; Joh 3:26-36; Joh 5:33-36; Joh 8:58; Joh 17:5; Php 2:6,7; Col 1:17; Heb 13:8; Re 1:11,17,18; Re 2:8

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.”