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The Book of John, Chapter 1, Verse 15

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And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
King James Version
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.
American Standard Version
John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.
New English Translation
So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
World English Bible
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.'"
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And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace.
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For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].
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And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou?
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And he confessed, and denied not; but confessed, I am not the Christ.
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And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elias? And he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
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Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself?
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He said, I [am] the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.
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And they which were sent were of the Pharisees.
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And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?