John 1:15 — King James Version← Study notes
“John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.”
John 1:15 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · John 1:1522 words
ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohn
μαρτυρεῖmartyreicharge, give (evidence), bear record
περὶperi(there-)about, above, against
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
καὶkaiand / also
κέκραγενkekragencry (out)
λέγωνlegōnsay
ΟὗτοςHoutoshe (it was that), hereof, it
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ὃνhonwho / which
εἶπονeiponsay
ὉHothe
ὀπίσωopisōafter, back(-ward), (+ get) behind
μουmouI
ἐρχόμενοςerchomenoscome / go
ἔμπροσθένemprosthenagainst, at, before
μουmouI
γέγονενgegonenarise, be
assembled, be(-come
ὅτιhotithat / because
πρῶτόςprōtosbefore, beginning, best
μουmouI
ἦνēnam, have been, is I
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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