John 3:28 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.”

John 3:28 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 3:28 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 3:28 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’”

John 3:28 — World English Bible

John 3:28 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. ”

John 3:28 — American Standard Version

John 3:28 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;”

John 3:28 — Young's Literal Translation

John 3:28 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. ”

John 3:28 — Darby Translation

John 3:28 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.”

John 3:28 — Geneva Bible

John 3:28 in Context — John 3

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

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What Does John 3:28 Mean?

John 3:28 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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