John 1:15

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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  • Matt 3:11 : 11 I indeed baptize you with 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 with the Holy Ghost, and [with] 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 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be 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, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I [must] decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. 32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. 33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. 34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him]. 35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. 36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth 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, I am.›
  • John 17:5 : 5 ‹And now, O 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 by him all things consist.
  • Mic 5:2 : 2 But thou, Bethlehem Ephratah, [though] thou be little among the thousands of Judah, [yet] out of thee shall he come forth unto me [that is] to be ruler in Israel; whose goings forth [have been] from of old, from everlasting.
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and for ever.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 Saying, ‹I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What thou seest, write in a book, and send› [it] ‹unto the seven churches which are in Asia; unto Ephesus, and unto Smyrna, and unto Pergamos, 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 dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, ‹Fear not; I am the first and the last:› 18 [I am] ‹he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.›
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 ¶ ‹And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;›
  • Phil 2:6-7 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
  • John 5:33-36 : 33 ‹Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.› 34 ‹But I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved.› 35 ‹He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.› 36 ‹But I have greater witness than› [that] ‹of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.›
  • John 1:7-8 : 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.
  • John 1:27 : 27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
  • Prov 8:22 : 22 ¶ The LORD 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, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 ¶ Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, ‹Suffer› [it to be so] ‹now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness.› Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: 17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Mark 1:7 : 7 And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, 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 one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:26-35
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    93%

    26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

    27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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

    29 ¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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

    31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

    32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

    33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

    34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

    35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

  • John 1:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

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

    7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all [men] through him might believe.

    8 He was not that Light, but [was sent] to bear witness of that Light.

    9 [That] was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

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

  • John 3:28
    79%

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

  • Matt 11:10
    78%

    10 ‹For this is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›

  • John 1:14
    77%

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

  • Mark 1:7
    77%

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

  • Luke 7:27
    77%

    27 ‹This is› [he], ‹of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.›

  • Mark 1:2-3
    2 verses
    76%

    2 As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    3 The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • Matt 3:3
    76%

    3 For this is he that was spoken of by the prophet Esaias, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 3:26
    75%

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

  • John 1:16-19
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    16 And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.

    17 For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

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

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

  • John 1:23
    75%

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

  • John 3:30-31
    2 verses
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    30 He must increase, but I [must] decrease.

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

  • 1 John 1:1-2
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    1 ¶ That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life;

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

  • John 1:1-2
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    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 5:32-33
    2 verses
    73%

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

    33 ‹Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.›

  • Col 1:17
    73%

    17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  • Rev 1:2
    73%

    2 Who bare record of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    73%

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

    25 And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not [he]. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of [his] feet I am not worthy to loose.

  • Matt 11:3
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    3 And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?

  • John 5:35-36
    2 verses
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    35 ‹He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.›

    36 ‹But I have greater witness than› [that] ‹of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me.›

  • 2 Pet 1:17
    72%

    17 For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 1:76
    72%

    76 And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;

  • Col 1:15
    72%

    15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:

  • Mark 1:11
    72%

    11 And there came a voice from heaven, [saying], Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 7:18
    72%

    18 And the disciples of John shewed him of all these things.

  • Matt 3:1
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    1 ¶ In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,

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