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John 1:15 KJV
John · chapter 1 · verse 15 · King James Version
John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.John 1:15 · King James Version
John 1:15 in context
13Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
15John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.
16And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- preferredginomaito becomeG1096 →
- witnessmartyreōto be a witness, to bear witnessG3140 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- cometherchomaito come, of persons, to come from one place to another, and used both of persons arriving…G2064 →
- beforeemprosthenin front, before, beforeG1715 →
- beforeprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
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