John 1:15
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BookGospel of John
Christian Bible partNew Testament
| John 1:15 | |
|---|---|
← 1:14 1:16 → | |
 John 1:1–16 in Papyrus 75 (AD 175–225) | |
| Book | Gospel of John |
| Christian Bible part | New Testament |
John 1:15 is the fifteenth verse in the first chapter of the Gospel of John in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It relates the witness of John the Baptist to Jesus, who comes after him.
In the original Greek according to Westcott-Hort, this verse is:
- Ἰωάννης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ κέκραγε λέγων, Οὗτος ἦν ὃν εἶπον, Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν· ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.[1]
In the King James Version of the Bible, the text reads:
- 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.[2]
The New International Version translates the passage as:
- John testifies concerning him. He cries out, saying, "This was he of whom I said, 'He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.'"[3]
Analysis
The sense of "is preferred before me", according to Robert Witham is that he who is greater in dignity, deserves greater honour, even though he was born after me, he was from eternity.[4]
