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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15 (John testified(A) concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’”)(B)

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11 (A)“I baptize you with water (B)for repentance, but (C)he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you (D)with the Holy Spirit and (E)fire.

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11 “I baptize you with[a] water for repentance.(A) But after me comes one who is more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit(B) and fire.(C)

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  1. Matthew 3:11 Or in
  2. Matthew 3:11 Or in

17 And (A)he is before all things, and in him all things (B)hold together.

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17 He is before all things,(A) and in him all things hold together.

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The Word Became Flesh

(A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

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The Word Became Flesh

In the beginning was the Word,(A) and the Word was with God,(B) and the Word was God.(C) He was with God in the beginning.(D)

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[a] (A)But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
    who are too little to be among the clans of (B)Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
    one who is to be (C)ruler in Israel,
(D)whose coming forth is (E)from of old,
    from ancient days.

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  1. Micah 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew

“But you, Bethlehem(A) Ephrathah,(B)
    though you are small among the clans[a] of Judah,
out of you will come for me
    one who will be ruler(C) over Israel,
whose origins are from of old,(D)
    from ancient times.”(E)

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  1. Micah 5:2 Or rulers

And now, Father, (A)glorify me in your own presence with the glory (B)that I had with you (C)before the world existed.

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And now, Father, glorify me(A) in your presence with the glory I had with you(B) before the world began.(C)

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16 (A)John answered them all, saying, “I baptize you with water, but (B)he who is mightier than I is coming, (C)the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you (D)with the Holy Spirit and (E)fire.

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16 John answered them all, “I baptize you with[a] water.(A) But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with[b] the Holy Spirit and fire.(B)

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  1. Luke 3:16 Or in
  2. Luke 3:16 Or in

58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (A)I am.”

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58 “Very truly I tell you,” Jesus answered, “before Abraham was born,(A) I am!”(B)

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33 (A)You sent to John, and he has borne witness to the truth. 34 Not that (B)the testimony that I receive is from man, but I say these things so that you may be saved. 35 He was a burning and (C)shining lamp, and (D)you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light. 36 But (E)the testimony that I have is greater than that of John. For (F)the works that the Father has given me (G)to accomplish, the very works that I am doing, (H)bear witness about me that (I)the Father has sent me.

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33 “You have sent to John and he has testified(A) to the truth. 34 Not that I accept human testimony;(B) but I mention it that you may be saved.(C) 35 John was a lamp that burned and gave light,(D) and you chose for a time to enjoy his light.

36 “I have testimony weightier than that of John.(E) For the works that the Father has given me to finish—the very works that I am doing(F)—testify that the Father has sent me.(G)

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26 And they came to John and said to him, (A)“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, (B)to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and (C)all are going to him.” 27 John answered, (D)“A person cannot receive even one thing (E)unless it is given him (F)from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (G)‘I am not the Christ, but (H)I have been sent before him.’ 29 (I)The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. (J)The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, (K)rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 (L)He must increase, but I must decrease.”[a]

31 (M)He who comes from above (N)is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and (O)speaks in an earthly way. (P)He who comes from heaven (Q)is above all. 32 (R)He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, (S)yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony (T)sets his seal to this, (U)that God is true. 34 For he whom (V)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (W)without measure. 35 (X)The Father loves the Son and (Y)has given all things into his hand. 36 (Z)Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; (AA)whoever does not obey the Son shall not (AB)see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.

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  1. John 3:30 Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36

26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,(A) that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified(B) about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”

27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(C) 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(D) The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.(E) 30 He must become greater; I must become less.”[a]

31 The one who comes from above(F) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(G) The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard,(H) but no one accepts his testimony.(I) 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent(J) speaks the words of God, for God[b] gives the Spirit(K) without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(L) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(M) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

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  1. John 3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.
  2. John 3:34 Greek he

Behold, the Lamb of God

29 The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, (A)the Lamb of God, who (B)takes away the sin (C)of the world! 30 This is he of whom I said, (D)‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’ 31 I myself did not know him, but (E)for this purpose I came baptizing with water, that he might be revealed to Israel.” 32 And John (F)bore witness: (G)“I saw the Spirit descend from heaven like a dove, and (H)it remained on him. 33 I myself did not know him, but (I)he who sent me to baptize (J)with water said to me, ‘He on whom you see the Spirit descend and remain, (K)this is he who baptizes (L)with the Holy Spirit.’ 34 And I have seen and have borne witness that this is the Son[a] of God.”

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  1. John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(A) who takes away the sin of the world!(B) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(C) 31 I myself did not know him, but the reason I came baptizing with water was that he might be revealed to Israel.”

32 Then John gave this testimony: “I saw the Spirit come down from heaven as a dove and remain on him.(D) 33 And I myself did not know him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water(E) told me, ‘The man on whom you see the Spirit come down and remain is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’(F) 34 I have seen and I testify that this is God’s Chosen One.”[a](G)

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  1. John 1:34 See Isaiah 42:1; many manuscripts is the Son of God.

He came as a (A)witness, to bear witness about the light, (B)that all might believe through him. (C)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

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He came as a witness to testify(A) concerning that light, so that through him all might believe.(B) He himself was not the light; he came only as a witness to the light.

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To the Church in Smyrna

“And to the angel of the church in Smyrna write: ‘The words of (A)the first and the last, (B)who died and came to life.

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To the Church in Smyrna

“To the angel of the church in Smyrna(A) write:

These are the words of him who is the First and the Last,(B) who died and came to life again.(C)

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