Berean Standard Bible
“John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’””
After the opening hymn about the Word becoming flesh, John's Gospel pauses to introduce the witness of John the Baptist. He is a messenger sent to testify about the light.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
World English Bible (WEB)
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.’”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
John does testify concerning him, and has cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, has come before me, for he was before me;'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Juan dió testimonio de él, y clamó diciendo: Este es del que yo decía: El que viene tras mí, es antes de mí: porque es primero que yo.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Juan habló de él y, a voz en cuello, gritó: «Este es del que yo les había dicho que venía después de mí. Pero él es más importante que yo, porque existía antes que yo».
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