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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Colossians 1:17
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17 And (A)he is before all things, and in him all things (B)hold together.
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John 1:1-2
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The Word Became Flesh
1 (A)In the beginning was (B)the Word, and (C)the Word was with God, and (D)the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God.
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Micah 5:2
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John 17:5
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5 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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John 8:58
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58 Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, (A)I am.”
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John 5:33-36
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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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John 3:26-36
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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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John 1:29-34
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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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- John 1:34 Some manuscripts the Chosen One
John 1:7-8
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7 He came as a (A)witness, to bear witness about the light, (B)that all might believe through him. 8 (C)He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.
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Revelation 2:8
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To the Church in Smyrna
8 “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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Hebrews 13:8
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8 Jesus Christ is (A)the same yesterday and today and forever.
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John 1:27
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27 even (A)he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”
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Mark 1:7
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7 And he preached, saying, (A)“After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.
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Matthew 3:13-17
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The Baptism of Jesus
13 (A)Then Jesus came (B)from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. 14 (C)John would have prevented him, saying, “I need to be baptized by you, and do you come to me?” 15 But Jesus answered him, “Let it be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he consented. 16 And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, (D)the heavens were opened to him,[a] and he (E)saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; 17 and behold, (F)a voice from heaven said, (G)“This is my beloved Son,[b] with whom I am well pleased.”
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- Matthew 3:16 Some manuscripts omit to him
- Matthew 3:17 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
Isaiah 9:6
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6 (A)For to us a child is born,
to us (B)a son is given;
(C)and the government shall be (D)upon[a] his shoulder,
and his name shall be called[b]
Wonderful (E)Counselor, (F)Mighty God,
(G)Everlasting (H)Father, Prince of (I)Peace.
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- Isaiah 9:6 Or is upon
- Isaiah 9:6 Or is called
Proverbs 8:22
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22 (A)“The Lord (B)possessed[a] me at the beginning of his work,[b]
the first of his acts (C)of old.
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- Proverbs 8:22 Or fathered; Septuagint created
- Proverbs 8:22 Hebrew way
Revelation 1:17-18
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Revelation 1:11
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11 saying, (A)“Write what you see in a book and send it to the seven churches, to Ephesus and to Smyrna and to Pergamum and to Thyatira and to Sardis and to Philadelphia and to Laodicea.”
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Philippians 2:6-7
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6 (A)who, though he was in (B)the form of God, did not count equality with God (C)a thing to be grasped,[a] 7 but (D)emptied himself, by taking the form of a (E)servant,[b] (F)being born in the likeness of men.
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- Philippians 2:6 Or a thing to be held on to for advantage
- Philippians 2:7 Or slave (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)
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