John 1:27 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.”

John 1:27 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 1:27 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 1:27 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.””

John 1:27 — World English Bible

John 1:27 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose. ”

John 1:27 — American Standard Version

John 1:27 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'”

John 1:27 — Young's Literal Translation

John 1:27 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose. ”

John 1:27 — Darby Translation

John 1:27 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.”

John 1:27 — Geneva Bible

John 1:27 in Context — John 1

25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

26 John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

27 He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

28 These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

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What Does John 1:27 Mean?

John 1:27 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 1. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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