ACTS 13:25 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.”
As John was completing his work, he said: 'Who do you think I am? I am not the one you are looking for. No, but he is coming after me, whose sandals I am not worthy to untie' — John's self-effacing testimony (John 1:26-27) clarifies the hierarchy of redemptive roles. The sandal-loosing image, a servant's task, emphasizes John's absolute subordination to the coming one, making him a model of humble witness.
Church Fathers on Acts 13:25
And God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years. Acts 13:21 And when he had removed him, He raised up unto them David to be their king: to whom also He gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after My own heart, which shall fulfil all My will. Of this man's seed has God according to His promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus. (v. 22, 23.) This was no small thing that Christ should be…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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