Acts 13:25
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’”
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“As John was completing his course, he said, ‘Who do you suppose I am? I am not that One. But He is coming after me whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And as John was fulfilling his course, he said, What suppose ye that I am? I am not he. But behold, there cometh one after me the shoes of whose feet I am not worthy to unloose.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and as John was fulfilling the course, he said, Whom me do ye suppose to be? I am not <FI>he<Fi> , but, lo, he doth come after me, of whom I am not worthy to loose the sandal of <FI>his<Fi> feet.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Acts 13:25 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- Mark 1:7And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
- Mark 6:16But when Herod heard this, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has risen from the dead!”
- Luke 3:15The people were waiting expectantly and were all wondering in their hearts if John could be the Christ.
- John 1:20He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
- John 1:26“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
- John 1:29The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
- John 1:34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
- John 1:36When he saw Jesus walking by, he said, “Look, the Lamb of God!”
- John 3:27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
- John 4:34Jesus explained, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to finish His work.
- John 7:18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.
- John 19:28After this, knowing that everything had now been accomplished, and to fulfill the Scripture, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.”
- Acts 13:36For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.
- Acts 19:4Paul explained: “John’s baptism was a baptism of repentance. He told the people to believe in the One coming after him, that is, in Jesus.”
- Acts 20:24But I consider my life of no value to me, if only I may finish my course and complete the ministry I have received from the Lord Jesus—the ministry of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
- 2 Corinthians 4:5For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Revelation 11:7When the two witnesses have finished their testimony, the beast that comes up from the Abyss will wage war with them, and will overpower and kill them.
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