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Berean Standard Bible

“He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.””

John 1:27

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John the Baptist is asked by priests and Levites who he is. He denies being the Christ and points beyond himself to one who is coming.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

World English Bible (WEB)

He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

[even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Este es el que ha de venir tras mí, el cual es antes de mí: del cual yo no soy digno de desatar la correa del zapato.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

que viene después de mí. A él, yo ni siquiera merezco desatarle la correa de las sandalias.

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