Acts 13:25 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

And as John was finishing his work, he said, ‘What do you suppose that I am? I am not he. No, but one is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of the sandals on his feet.’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And as John was ending his course, he asked, What or who do you secretly think that I am? I am not He [the Christ. No], but note that after me One is coming, the sandals of Whose feet I am not worthy to untie!

American Standard Version (1901)

And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.

Common English Bible

As John was completing his mission, he said, ‘Who do you think I am? I’m not the one you think I am, but he is coming after me. I’m not worthy to loosen his sandals.’

Catholic Public Domain Version

Then, when John completed his course, he was saying: 'I am not the one you consider me to be. For behold, one arrives after me, the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to loosen.'

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And when John was fulfilling his course, he said: I am not he, whom you think me to be: but behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

Acts 13:25 Cross References

Matthew 3:11

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Mark 1:7

He proclaimed, “The one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.

John 1:29

The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him and declared, “Here is the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:34

And I myself have seen and have testified that this is the Chosen One.”

John 1:36

and as he watched Jesus walk by he exclaimed, “Look, here is the Lamb of God!”

John 4:34

Jesus said to them, “My food is to do the will of him who sent me and to complete his work.

John 7:18

Those who speak on their own seek their own glory, but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and there is nothing unjust in him.

Acts 13:36

“For David, after he had served the purpose of God in his own generation, died, was laid beside his ancestors, and experienced corruption,

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “John baptized with the baptism of repentance, telling the people to believe in the one who was to come after him, that is, in Jesus.”

Acts 20:24

But I do not count my life of any value to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the good news of God’s grace.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For we do not proclaim ourselves; we proclaim Jesus Christ as Lord and ourselves as your slaves for Jesus’s sake.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have fought the good fight; I have finished the race; I have kept the faith.

Revelation 11:7

When they have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the bottomless pit will wage war on them and conquer them and kill them,