▼ Grk “answered them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

▼ Or “know.”

▼ Grk “of whom I am not worthy.”

▼ The humility of John is evident in the statement I am not worthy. This was considered one of the least worthy tasks of a slave, and John did not consider himself worthy to do even that for the one to come, despite the fact he himself was a prophet.

▼ The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “the straps of his sandals,” but it may be more emphatic to retain the singular here.