John 1:30

this is He concerning whom I said, After me comes a Man who has come before me, because He was before me:

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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

In Context

29On the next day John sees Jesus coming to him and says, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who is taking away the sin of the world;

31and I did not know Him, but that He might be revealed to Israel, because of this I came immersing in water.”

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Cross References

John 1:15John 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.”

Matthew Henry on John 1:30-37

John's Testimony to Christ. 29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. 30 This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me. 31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water. 32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him. 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent… Read the whole commentary →

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