28 These things took place in Bethany (A)beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day he *saw Jesus coming to him and *said, “Behold, (B)the Lamb of God who (C)takes away the sin of the world! 30 This is He on behalf of whom I said, ‘(D)After me comes a Man who [a]has a higher rank than I, (E)for He existed before me.’

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:30 Lit has become before me

28 This all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan,(A) where John was baptizing.

John Testifies About Jesus

29 The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God,(B) who takes away the sin of the world!(C) 30 This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’(D)

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