John 1:30

Bible in Basic English (1941)

This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

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Referenced Verses

  • John 1:15 : 15 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.
  • John 1:27 : 27 It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

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  • John 1:14-15
    2 verses
    93%

    14And so the Word became flesh and took a place among us for a time; and we saw his glory--such glory as is given to an only son by his father--saw it to be true and full of grace.

    15John 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.

  • John 1:25-29
    5 verses
    85%

    25And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

    26John's answer was: I give baptism with water; but there is one among you of whom you have no knowledge;

    27It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

    28These things took place at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan, where John was giving baptism.

    29The day after, John sees Jesus coming to him and says, See, here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

  • John 1:31-36
    6 verses
    84%

    31I myself had no knowledge of him, but I came giving baptism with water so that he might be seen openly by Israel.

    32And John gave this witness, saying, I saw the Spirit coming down from heaven like a dove and resting on him.

    33I had no knowledge who he was, but he who sent me to give baptism with water said to me, The one on whom you see the Spirit coming down and resting, it is he who gives baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    34This I saw myself and my witness is that he is the Son of God.

    35The day after, John was there again with two of his disciples;

    36And looking at Jesus while he was walking he said, See, there is the Lamb of God!

  • 10This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 3:28-31
    4 verses
    81%

    28You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.

    29He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.

    30He has to become greater while I become less.

    31He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

  • Mark 1:7-11
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    80%

    7And 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.

    8I have given you baptism with water, but he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit.

    9And it came about in those days, that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee, and was given baptism by John in the Jordan.

    10And straight away, coming up out of the water, he saw the heavens broken open and the Spirit coming down on him as a dove:

    11And a voice came out of heaven, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

  • 27This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way before you.

  • John 1:6-9
    4 verses
    79%

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

    7He came for witness, to give witness about the light, so that all men might have faith through him.

    8He himself was not the light: he was sent to give witness about the light.

    9The true light, which gives light to every man, was then coming into the world.

  • 3For this is he of whom Isaiah the prophet said, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    77%

    2Even as it is said in the book of Isaiah the prophet, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready your way;

    3The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight;

  • John 1:22-23
    2 verses
    77%

    22So they said to him, Who are you then? We have to give some answer to those who sent us. What have you to say about yourself?

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

  • 26And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.

  • John 1:18-20
    3 verses
    76%

    18No man has seen God at any time; the only Son, who is on the breast of the Father, he has made clear what God is.

    19And this is the witness of John when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to him with the question, Who are you?

    20He said quite openly and straightforwardly, I am not the Christ.

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    24For whose coming John made ready the way by preaching to all the people of Israel the baptism which goes with a change of heart.

    25And when John was completing his work, he said, What do I seem to you to be? I am not he; but one is coming after me, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo.

  • 3To say to him, Are you he who is to come, or are we waiting for another?

  • 76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Matt 3:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be given baptism by him.

    14But John would have kept him back, saying, It is I who have need of baptism from you, and do you come to me?

  • 1And in those days John the Baptist came preaching in the waste land of Judaea,

  • 4As it says in the book of the words of Isaiah the prophet, The voice of one crying in the waste land, Make ready the way of the Lord, make his roads straight.

  • 16John made answer, saying to them all, Truly, I give you baptism with water, but one is coming who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit, and with fire:

  • 18And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.

  • 11Truly, I give baptism with water to those of you whose hearts are changed; but he who comes after me is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to take up: he will give you baptism with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • 29I have knowledge of him because I came from him and he sent me.

  • 33You sent to John and he gave true witness.