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John 1:30

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This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
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  1. John 1:15Rank 1 from verse 30
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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.

  2. John 1:27Rank 2 from verse 30
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    27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

  3. Luke 3:16Rank 3 from verse 30
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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:

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John 1:30

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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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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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

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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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for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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1:29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

1:30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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1:31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

1:32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

1:33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

1:34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

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