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John 1:27

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He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
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  1. Luke 3:16Rank 1 from verse 27
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    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

  2. John 1:30Rank 2 from verse 27
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    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

  3. Mark 1:7Rank 3 from verse 27
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    7And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

  4. Matthew 3:11Rank 4 from verse 27
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    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

  5. John 1:15Rank 5 from verse 27
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    15¶ 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.

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John 1:27

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coming

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Sense 1: Present-participial form of come: approaching or arriving. Sense 2: The act, time, or event of approaching or arriving.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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after

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1. Later than or following in time or order. 2. Behind. 3. In pursuit of.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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worthy

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Sense 1: Deserving, fit, suitable, or having worth. Sense 2: As a noun, a person of merit, rank, or valor.

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26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

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