John 1:27
he it is who cometh after me, and he was before me; he, the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.
The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge
In The King James Version
In Context
28These things were done in Bethania, at the passage of the Jurdan, where Juchanon was baptizing.
Cross References
Matthew 3:11I, indeed, baptize you with water unto repentance; but He who cometh after me is mightier than I; he, whose sandals I am not worthy to bear,-he baptizeth you with the Spirit of Holiness and with fire.
Luke 3:16Juchanon answered and said to them, Behold, I baptize you with waters, but there cometh after me He who is mightier than I; He, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose; He shall baptize you with the Spirit of Holiness and with fire:
John 1:30This is he concerning whom I said, After me cometh a man, and he was before me, because he is anterior to me.
Matthew Henry on John 1:20-29
John's Testimony to Christ; John Examined by the Priests. 19 And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? 20 And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ. 21 And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No. 22 Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? 23 He said, I am the voice of one… Read the whole commentary →