Joh 1:15 | NET2full | STEP | 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.’ ”

‏ John 1:15

15 John ^{▼▼sn John refers to John the Baptist.} testified ^{▼▼tn Or “bore witness.”} about him and shouted out, ^{▼▼tn Grk “and shouted out saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in English and has not been translated.} “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, ^{▼▼tn Or “has a higher rank than I.”} because he existed before me.’”