Acts 13:25

Good News Translation

And as John was about to finish his mission, he said to the people, ‘Who do you think I am? I am not the one you are waiting for. But listen! He is coming after me, and I am not good enough to take his sandals off his feet.’

Cross References

Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.

Mark 1:7

He announced to the people, “The man who will come after me is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to bend down and untie his sandals.

John 1:29

The next day John saw Jesus coming to him, and said, “There is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!

John 1:34

I have seen it,” said John, “and I tell you that he is the Son of God.”

John 1:36

when he saw Jesus walking by. “There is the Lamb of God!” he said.

John 4:34

“My food,” Jesus said to them, “is to obey the will of the one who sent me and to finish the work he gave me to do.

John 7:18

Those who speak on their own authority are trying to gain glory for themselves. But he who wants glory for the one who sent him is honest, and there is nothing false in him.

Acts 13:36

For David served God's purposes in his own time, and then he died, was buried with his ancestors, and his body rotted in the grave.

Acts 19:4

Paul said, “The baptism of John was for those who turned from their sins; and he told the people of Israel to believe in the one who was coming after him—that is, in Jesus.”

Acts 20:24

But I reckon my own life to be worth nothing to me; I only want to complete my mission and finish the work that the Lord Jesus gave me to do, which is to declare the Good News about the grace of God.

2 Corinthians 4:5

For it is not ourselves that we preach; we preach Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake.

2 Timothy 4:7

I have done my best in the race, I have run the full distance, and I have kept the faith.

Revelation 11:7

When they finish proclaiming their message, the beast that comes up out of the abyss will fight against them. He will defeat them and kill them,