John 1:15 meaning and explanation
John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”
John 1:15, Berean Standard Bible
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John the Baptist is speaking, and the narrator pauses the prologue to let his testimony be heard. John was sent by God to prepare Israel for the coming Lord, and here he points to Jesus, who arrived on the scene after John began his ministry.
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