John 1:30

John 1:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
• New International Version (NIV)This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’

Context of John 1:30

28All these things happened at a place east from the Jordan River. It was a village called Bethany. John was baptizing people there. 29The next day, John saw Jesus, who was coming towards him. John said, ‘Look! Here is the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of people in the world. This is the man that I told you about. I told you, “He comes after me, but he is greater than I am. He was already there before I was born.” 31I did not know him. But I had to show Israel's people who he was. That is why I am baptizing people with water.’ 32Then John told them, ‘I saw God's Spirit come down from heaven. He came down like a dove and he stayed on Jesus.

John 1:30 word by word

οὗτός ἐστιν ὑπὲρ οὗ ἐγὼ εἶπον· ὀπίσω μου ἔρχεται ἀνὴρ ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• Iἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Afterὀπίσωopisō · afterG3694
• comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• is preferredγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• beforeπρῶτοςprōtos · first: previousG4413

Cross-references for John 1:30

• John 1:15John told people about the Word. He shouted, ‘This is the man that I told you about. He comes after me. But he is greater than I am. He was already there before I was born.’
• Luke 3:16John knew what they were thinking. He said to them, ‘I baptize you with water. But someone else is coming soon. He is much greater than I am. I am not good enough even to undo his shoes for him. This other person will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Commentaries on John 1:30

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 John saw Jesus coming to him, and pointed him out as the Lamb of God. The paschal lamb, in the shedding and sprinkling of its blood, the roasting and eating of its flesh, and all the other circumstances of the ordinance, represented the salvation of sinners by faith in Christ. And the lambs sacrificed every morning and evening, can only refer to Christ slain as a sacrifice to redeem us to God by his blood. John came as a preacher of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-51John’s Gospel focuses less on John the Baptist compared to the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew 3:1–6; Mark 1:2–6; Luke 1:1–24, 57–80; 3:1–13). However, the apostle John wants us to understand that John the Baptist correctly identified and honored Jesus. John the Baptist’s disciples leave him to follow Jesus. Jesus continued the work that John had begun. As the ministry of Jesus grew, John’s ministry became smaller, just as John had said (John 3:30).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-3619. record--testimony. the Jews--that is, the heads of the nation, the members of the Sanhedrim. In this peculiar sense our Evangelist seems always to use the term.Read the comment

Topics related to John 1:30

• Jesus, the Christ
• John

In the dictionaries

• Behold
• Believe
• Blood
• Dwell
• Flesh
• Guile
• Light
• Peter
• Prefer
• Receive

Commentaries on John 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings