John 1:15

American Standard Version (1901)

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

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  • Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
  • John 1:1-2 : 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God.
  • John 1:29-34 : 29 On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water. 32 And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven. 28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. 29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness. 33 He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.
  • John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was born, I am.
  • John 17:5 : 5 And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.
  • Col 1:17 : 17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephrathah, which art little to be among the thousands of Judah, out of thee shall one come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth are from of old, [ from everlasting.
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ [is] the same yesterday and to-day, [yea] and for ever.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 saying, What thou seest, write in a book and send [it] to the seven churches: unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamum, and unto Thyatira, and unto Sardis, and unto Philadelphia, and unto Laodicea.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as one dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying, Fear not; I am the first and the last, 18 and the Living one; and I was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore, and I have the keys of death and of Hades.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things saith the first and the last, who was dead, and lived [again] :
  • Phil 2:6-7 : 6 who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped, 7 but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in the likeness of men;
  • John 5:33-36 : 33 Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth. 34 But the witness which I receive is not from man: howbeit I say these things, that ye may be saved. 35 He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light. 36 But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.
  • John 1:7-8 : 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him. 8 He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.
  • John 1:27 : 27 [ even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.
  • Prov 8:22 : 22 Jehovah possessed me in the beginning of his way, Before his works of old.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to the Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John would have hindered him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 But Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer [it] now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffereth him. 16 And Jesus when he was baptized, went up straightway from the water: and lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him; 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Mark 1:7 : 7 And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:26-35
    10 verses
    93%

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

    27[ even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

    28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29On the morrow he seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold, the Lamb of God, that taketh away the sin of the world!

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

    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

    32And John bare witness, saying, I have beheld the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven; and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

    34And I have seen, and have borne witness that this is the Son of God.

    35Again on the morrow John was standing, and two of his disciples;

  • John 1:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

    7The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

    8He was not the light, but [came] that he might bear witness of the light.

    9There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

    10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

  • John 3:28
    79%

    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

  • Matt 11:10
    78%

    10This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • John 1:14
    77%

    14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

  • Mark 1:7
    77%

    7And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

  • Luke 7:27
    77%

    27This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2Even as it is written in Isaiah the prophet, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way.

    3The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight;

  • Matt 3:3
    76%

    3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 3:26
    75%

    26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

  • John 1:16-19
    4 verses
    75%

    16For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

    17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.

    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him] .

    19And this is the witness of John, when the Jews sent unto him from Jerusalem priests and Levites to ask him, Who art thou?

  • John 1:23
    75%

    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said Isaiah the prophet.

  • John 3:30-31
    2 verses
    74%

    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

    31He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

  • 1 John 1:1-2
    2 verses
    74%

    1That which was from the beginning, that which we have heard, that which we have seen with our eyes, that which we beheld, and our hands handled, concerning the Word of life

    2(and the life was manifested, and we have seen, and bear witness, and declare unto you the life, the eternal [life], which was with the Father, and was manifested unto us);

  • John 1:1-2
    2 verses
    73%

    1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

    2The same was in the beginning with God.

  • John 5:32-33
    2 verses
    73%

    32It is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.

    33Ye have sent unto John, and he hath borne witness unto the truth.

  • Col 1:17
    73%

    17and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.

  • Rev 1:2
    73%

    2who bare witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, [even] of all things that he saw.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

    24when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not [he] . But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

  • Matt 11:3
    73%

    3and said unto him, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

  • John 5:35-36
    2 verses
    73%

    35He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

    36But the witness which I have is greater than [that of] John; for the works which the Father hath given me to accomplish, the very works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.

  • 2 Pet 1:17
    72%

    17For he received from God the Father honor and glory, when there was borne such a voice to him by the Majestic Glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased:

  • Luke 1:76
    72%

    76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

  • Col 1:15
    72%

    15who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation;

  • Mark 1:11
    72%

    11And a voice came out of the heavens, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I am well pleased.

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

  • Matt 3:1
    71%

    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,