John 1:30
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man, who is before me, for he was prior to me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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
31And I knew him not; but that he might be known to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
Cross References
John 1:15John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to 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 →