Parallel YHN 1:15

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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.’”

BLB John witnesses concerning Him, and he cried out, saying, "This was He of whom I was saying, 'The One coming after me has precedence over me, because He was before me.'"

AICNT John bears witness concerning him and has cried out, [saying,] “This was he of whom [I said], ‘He who comes after me has become before me, because he was first with me.’”

OEB (John bears witness to him; he cried aloud – for it was he who spoke –
⇔ ‘He who is coming after me is now before me,
⇔ for he was ever first’);

LSB John bore witness about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has been ahead of me, for He existed before me.’”

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.’”

WMB Yochanan 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.’”

NET John testified about him and shouted out, “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”

LSV John testifies concerning Him, and has cried, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who is coming after me has come before me, for He was before me.”

FBV John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”

TCNT John testified about him and cried out, “This is he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ”

T4T One day when John was telling people about him, he saw Jesus. Then he shouted to them, “I told you previously that someone will come later who is more important than I am, since he existed long before me. This is the man I was talking about!”

LEB John testified about him and cried out, saying, “This one was he about whom I said, ‘The one who comes after me is ahead of me, because he existed before me.’ ”

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.

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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.

DRA John beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me.

YLT John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, 'This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;'

DBY (John bears witness of him, and he has cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me;)

RV 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.

WBS 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.

KJB ¶ 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.
  (¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh/comes after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.)

BB Iohn beareth witnesse of hym, and cryeth, saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.
  (Yohn beareth witness of him, and cryeth, saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that cometh/comes after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.)

GNV Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cryed, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that commeth after me, was before me: for he was better then I.
  (Yohn bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh/comes after me, was before me: for he was better then I.)

CB Ihon bare wytnesse of him, cryed, and sayde: It was this, of whom I spake: After me shal he come, that was before me, For he was or euer I:
  (Yohn bare witness of him, cried, and said: It was this, of whom I spake: After me shall he come, that was before me, For he was or ever I:)

TNT Iohn bare witnes of him and cryed sayinge: This was he of whome I spake he that cometh after me was before me because he was yer then I.
  (Yohn bare witness of him and cried saying: This was he of whom I spake he that cometh/comes after me was before me because he was yer then I.)

WYC Joon berith witnessyng of hym, and crieth, and seith, This is, whom Y seide, He that schal come aftir me, is maad bifore me, for he was tofor me;
  (Yohn beareth witnessing of him, and crieth, and seith, This is, whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was tofor me;)

LUT Johannes zeuget von ihm, ruft und spricht: Dieser war es, von dem ich gesagt habe: nach mir wird kommen, der vor mir gewesen ist; denn er war eher denn ich.
  (Yohannes zeuget from ihm, ruft and spricht: Dieser was es, from to_him I gesagt habe: nach to_me becomes kommen, the before/in_front_of to_me been ist; because he was eher because ich.)

CLV Joannes testimonium perhibet de ipso, et clamat dicens: Hic erat quem dixi: Qui post me venturus est, ante me factus est: quia prior me erat.
  (Yoannes testimonium perhibet about ipso, and clamat dicens: Hic was which dixi: Qui after me venturus it_is, ante me factus est: because prior me was.)

UGNT Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων, οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος, ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.
  (Yōannaʸs marturei peri autou, kai kekragen legōn, houtos aʸn hon eipon, ho opisō mou erⱪomenos, emprosthen mou gegonen, hoti prōtos mou aʸn.)

SBL-GNT (Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων· Οὗτος ἦν ⸂ὃν εἶπον⸃· Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν·)
  ((Yōannaʸs marturei peri autou kai kekragen legōn; Houtos aʸn ⸂hon eipon⸃; Ho opisō mou erⱪomenos emprosthen mou gegonen, hoti prōtos mou aʸn;))

TC-GNT Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγε λέγων, Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν· ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.
  (Yōannaʸs marturei peri autou, kai kekrage legōn, Houtos aʸn hon eipon, Ho opisō mou erⱪomenos emprosthen mou gegonen; hoti prōtos mou aʸn.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).