John 1:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes 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 who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit 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 saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me. 31 I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water. 32 And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him. 33 I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit. 34 And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.
  • John 3:26-36 : 26 They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him. 27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it is given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this my joy is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 What he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no one receives his testimony. 33 He who has received his testimony has certified that God is true. 34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him. 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has everlasting life, and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
  • John 8:58 : 58 Jesus said to them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Before Abraham was, I am.
  • John 17:5 : 5 And now, O Father, glorify me with your own self with the glory which I had with you 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 you, Bethlehem Ephratah, though you are little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of you shall come forth to me the one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origins have been from of old, from everlasting.
  • Heb 13:8 : 8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
  • Rev 1:11 : 11 Saying, I am Alpha and Omega, the first and the last: and, What you see, write in a book, and send it to the seven churches which are in Asia; to Ephesus, and to Smyrna, and to Pergamos, and to Thyatira, and to Sardis, and to Philadelphia, and to Laodicea.
  • Rev 1:17-18 : 17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand on me, saying to me, Do not be afraid; I am the first and the last: 18 I am he who lives, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive forevermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.
  • Rev 2:8 : 8 And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: These things says the First and the Last, who was dead, and came to life;
  • Phil 2:6-7 : 6 Who, being in the form of God, did not consider it robbery to be equal with God: 7 But made himself of no reputation, and took upon himself the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
  • John 1:7-8 : 7 This man 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 It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.
  • Prov 8:22 : 22 The LORD possessed me at the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
  • Isa 9:6 : 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government will be upon his shoulder, and his name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
  • Matt 3:13-17 : 13 Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be baptized by him. 14 But John tried to stop him, saying, I have need to be baptized by you, and you come to me? 15 And Jesus answering said to him, Permit it to be so now: for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness. Then he permitted him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, came up immediately out of the water: and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting upon him: 17 And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
  • Mark 1:7 : 7 And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • John 1:26-35
    10 verses
    93%

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.

    27It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

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

    29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.

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

    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

    32And John bore witness, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it remained upon him.

    33I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

    34And I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.

    35Again, the next day, John stood with two of his disciples.

  • John 1:6-10
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    79%

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

    7This man came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

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

    9That was the true Light, which gives light to every man coming into the world.

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

  • John 3:28
    79%

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

  • Matt 11:10
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    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • John 1:14
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    14And the Word became 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%

    7And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

  • Luke 7:27
    77%

    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Mark 1:2-3
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    2As it is written in the prophets, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

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

  • Matt 3:3
    76%

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

  • John 3:26
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    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

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

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

    18No one has seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has declared him.

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

  • John 1:23
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    23He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Isaiah.

  • John 3:30-31
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    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

    31He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

  • 1 John 1:1-2
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    1That 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, concerning the Word of life;

    2For the life was revealed, and we have seen it, and testify, and show to you that eternal life, which was with the Father, and was revealed to 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.

  • Col 1:17
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    17And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

  • Rev 1:2
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    2Who bore witness of the word of God, and of the testimony of Jesus Christ, and of all things that he saw.

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.

  • Matt 11:3
    73%

    3And said to him, Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?

  • 2 Pet 1:17
    72%

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

  • Luke 1:76
    72%

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • Col 1:15
    72%

    15Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation:

  • Mark 1:11
    72%

    11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

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

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