John 1:27
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.””
A short, plain-language explanation of John 1:27 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.””
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”
King James Version · Public Domain“even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo John 1:27 — 6 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.
- Luke 3:16John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
- John 1:15John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
- John 1:30This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’
- 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.”
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