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Berean Standard Bible

““I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.”

John 1:26

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Priests and Levites from Jerusalem have come to ask John the Baptist who he is and why he baptizes. He denies being the Christ, Elijah or the Prophet.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.

World English Bible (WEB)

John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

John answered them, saying, 'I baptize with water, but in midst of you he has stood whom you have not known, this one it is who is coming after me, who has been before me,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y Juan les respondió, diciendo: Yo bautizo con agua; mas en medio de vosotros ha estado á quien vosotros no conocéis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Juan respondió: ―Yo bautizo con agua, pero entre ustedes hay alguien a quien ustedes no conocen,

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