John 1:30

The-same is-being about of{whom} I say, 'Behind of{me} is-being-come [a] man who in-front of{me} has-become,' that he-has-been-being first of{me},

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

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

In Context

29To{the} upon-the-next-day, he-is-viewing the Jesus being-come toward same, and he-is-saying, "Behold, the lamb of{the God}, the lifting the sin of{the world}.

31and-I had_not_beheld same; contrariwise, in-which-place it-may-be-revealed to{the Israel} through the-same, I come in to{water} immersing,"

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Cross References

John 1:15John is-witnessing about of{same}, and has-cried-out, saying, "The-same has-been-being whom I-say the behind of{me}, being-come, in-front of{me} has-become, that first of{me} he-has-been-being,"

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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