“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.
John 1:15 - English Standard Version 2016 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition John testified about Him and cried out, This was He of Whom I said, He Who comes after me has priority over me, for He was before me. [He takes rank above me, for He existed before I did. He has advanced before me, because He is my Chief.] American Standard Version (1901) John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me. Common English Bible John testified about him, crying out, “This is the one of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than me because he existed before me.’” Catholic Public Domain Version John offers testimony about him, and he cries out, saying: "This is the one about whom I said: 'He who is to come after me, has been placed ahead of me, because he existed before me.' " Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version John beareth witness of him, and crieth out, saying: This was he of whom I spoke: He that shall come after me, is preferred before me: because he was before me. |
“The Lord possessed me at the beginning of his work, the first of his acts of old.
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah, who are too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel, whose coming forth is from of old, from ancient days.
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
And he preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but he who is mightier than I is coming, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.”
saying, “Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of the first and the last, who died and came to life.