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John 1:15
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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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15 (A)John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, (B)‘He who comes after me [a]is preferred before me, (C)for He was before me.’ ”

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  1. John 1:15 ranks higher than I
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John 1:15
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15 ((A)John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, (B)‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)

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John 1:15
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15 John *(A)testified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘(B)He who is coming after me has proved to be [a]my superior, (C)because He existed before me.’”

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  1. John 1:15 Lit before me
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