John 1:27

Good News Translation

He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals.”

Cross References

Genesis 14:23

that I will not keep anything of yours, not even a thread or a sandal strap. Then you can never say, ‘I am the one who made Abram rich.’

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.

Luke 3:16

So John said to all of them, “I baptize you with water, but someone is coming who is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to untie his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John 1:15

John spoke about him. He cried out, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘He comes after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.’”

John 1:30

This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘A man is coming after me, but he is greater than I am, because he existed before I was born.’

John 10:41

Many people came to him. “John performed no miracles,” they said, “but everything he said about this man was true.”

Acts 13:25

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.’

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.”