Verse List for YHN 1:15

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OET (OET-RV) Yohan explained about him and loudly told everyone, “He’s the one I meant when I said, ‘There’s someone coming after me, yet who came before me, because he existed before I did!’ ”

OET-LV Yōannaʸs is _testifying concerning him, and he _has _cried _out saying:
This one was whom I _said:
The one coming after me, has _become before of _me, because he _was before me.

ULT 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.’ ”

UST John the Baptizer was telling people about the Word. And he shouted to those around him, “I told you that someone would come after me and that he is much more important than I am because he existed long before me.”

BSB & MSB 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 testifies concerning him and has cried out, [saying,][fn] “This was he of whom [I said],[fn] ‘He who comes after me has become before me, because he was before me.’ ”[fn]

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.’”

WEBBE 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.’ ”

WMBB 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 [fn]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.

Moff (John testified to him with the cry, "This was he of whom I said, my successor has taken precedence of me, for he preceded me.")

Wymth John gave testimony concerning Him and cried aloud, saying, "This is He of whom I said, `He who is coming after me has been put before me,' for He was before me."

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;'

Drby (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.
(John beareth/bears witness of him, and crieth/cries, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh/comes after me is become before me: for he was before me.)

SLT John testifies for him, and he tried, saying, This was he of whom I said, He coming after me was before me: for he was before me.

Wbstr John testified concerning him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spoke, He that cometh after me, is preferred before me; for he was before me.

KJB-1769 ¶ 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.)

KJB-1611 ¶ Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that commeth after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps 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/bears witness of him, and crieth/cries, saying: This was he of whom I spake, he that cometh/comes after me, is preferred before me, for he was before me.)

Gnva 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.)

Cvdl 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 ere/before then I.)

Wycl 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/bears witnessing of him, and crieth/cries, and saith/says, This is, whom I said, He that shall come after me, is made before me, for he was tofor me;)

Luth 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 witness/testify from him, calls/cries and speaks/says: This what/which it, from to_him I said have: after to_me becomes coming, the/of_the before/in_front_of to_me been is; because/than he what/which rather because/than I.)

ClVg 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.[fn]
(Yoannes testimony says from/about himself, and shouts saying: Here/This was which I_said: Who after me coming it_is, before me became it_is: because prior me was.)

SR-GNT Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων, “Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ‘Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος, ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.’ ” ‡

UGNT Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων, οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος, ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.

SBL-GNT (Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων· Οὗτος ἦν ⸂ὃν εἶπον⸃· Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν·)

RP-GNT Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων, Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν· ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.

TC-GNT [fn]Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγε λέγων, Οὗτος ἦν [fn]ὃν εἶπον, Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν· ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.