KJV
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.
BSB
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.’”
WEB
John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
YLT
John doth testify concerning him, and hath cried, saying, ‘This was he of whom I said, He who after me is coming, hath come before me, for he was before me;’
F.O.G Original
(15) Yochanan (Yah’s Favor) testifies about Him and cried out, saying, “This is Him, whom I said, ‘He comes after me and has a higher rank than me because He existed before me!'”
F.O.G
(15) Yochanan (Yah’s Favor) testifies about Him and cried out, saying, “This is Him, whom I said, ‘He comes after me and has a higher rank than me because He existed before me!'”
F.O.G MSG
¹⁵John testified loudly about Him, declaring, “This is the One I told you about—the One coming after me who ranks far above me, because He existed long before I was ever born!”