John 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 1:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ἰωάννης
Iōánnēs
G2491
John
μαρτυρεῖ
martyréō
G3140
to testify
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κέκραγεν
krázō
G2896
to croak
λέγων
légō
G3004
to say
οὗτος
hoûtos
G3778
this
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
ὃν
hós
G3739
who
εἶπον
légō
G3004
to say
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
ὀπίσω
opísō
G3694
back
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἐρχόμενος
érchomai
G2064
to come
ἔμπροσθέν
émprosthen
G1715
before
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
γέγονεν
gínomai
G1096
to become
ὅτι
hóti
G3754
that
πρῶτός
prōtos
G4413
first
μου
egṓ
G1473
I
ἦν
eimí
G1510
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
John testified about him. He cried out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.'"
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
John testifies about him and has cried out, saying, “This was the one of whom I said, ‘The one coming after me has become greater than me, for he was before me.’”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).