John 1:27

Easy-to-Read Version

He is the one who is coming later. I am not good enough to be the slave who unties the strings on his sandals."

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
He is the one coming after me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to untie.”

King James Version (1611)
He it is, who comming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose.

King James Version
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe's latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

English Standard Version
even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

New American Standard Bible
"It is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the strap of His sandal."

New Century Version
He is the One who comes after me. I am not good enough to untie the strings of his sandals."

Amplified Bible
"It is He [the preeminent One] who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie [even as His slave]."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
"It is He who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

Legacy Standard Bible
This One is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of His sandal."

Berean Standard Bible
He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie."

Contemporary English Version
Even though I came first, I am not good enough to untie his sandals."

Complete Jewish Bible
He is the one coming after me — I'm not good enough even to untie his sandal!"

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

Geneva Bible (1587)
He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

George Lamsa Translation
This is the one who comes after me, and is ahead of me, the one even the strings of whose shoes I am not good enough to untie.

Good News Translation
He is coming after me, but I am not good enough even to untie his sandals."

Lexham English Bible
the one who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!"

Literal Translation
This One it is who has come after me, who has been before me, of whom I am not worthy that I should loose the thong of His sandal.

American Standard Version
even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

Bible in Basic English
It is he who is coming after me; I am not good enough to undo his shoes.

Hebrew Names Version
He is the one who comes after me, who has come to be before me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to untie."

International Standard Version
the one who is coming after me, whose sandal straps I am not worthy to untie."John 1:15,30; Acts 19:4;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
he it is who cometh after me, and he was before me; he, the latchets of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose.

Murdock Translation
He it is that cometh after me, and was before me, whose shoe-strings I am not worthy to untie.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
He it is, which though he came after me, was before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose.

English Revised Version
even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

World English Bible
he who comes after me, whose sandal strap I'm not worthy to untie."

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

Weymouth's New Testament
He who is to come after me, and whose sandal-strap I am not worthy to unfasten."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
he it is, that schal come aftir me, that was maad bifor me, of whom Y am not worthi to louse the thwong of his schoo.

Update Bible Version
[even] he that comes after me, the lace of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

Webster's Bible Translation
He it is, who coming after me, is preferred before me, whose shoes' latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

New English Translation
who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!"

New King James Version
It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose."

New Living Translation
Though his ministry follows mine, I'm not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal."

New Life Bible
He is the One Who is coming after me. I am not good enough to get down and help Him take off His shoes."

New Revised Standard
the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the thong of his sandal."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
after me, coming: - Of whom, I, am not worthy that I should unloose the thong of the sandal.

Douay-Rheims Bible
The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

Revised Standard Version
even he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
he it is that cometh after me whiche was before me whose sho latchet I am not worthy to vnlose.

Young's Literal Translation
of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
It is he that cometh after me, which was before me: whose shue lachet I am not worthy to vnlowse.

Mace New Testament (1729)
is preferred before me, the latchet of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Though his ministry will come after mine, I'm not worthy to pull his boots off after a long day of gatherin'."

Contextual Overview

¹⁹ The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites to John to ask him, "Who are you?" He told them the truth. ²⁰ Without any hesitation he said openly and plainly, "I am not the Messiah." ²¹ They asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He answered, "No, I am not Elijah." They asked, "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No, I am not the Prophet." ²² Then they said, "Who are you? Tell us about yourself. Give us an answer to tell the people who sent us. What do you say about yourself?" ²³ John told them the words of the prophet Isaiah: "I am the voice of someone shouting in the desert: ‘Make a straight road ready for the Lord.'" ²⁴ These Jews were sent from the Pharisees. ²⁵ They said to John, "You say you are not the Messiah. You say you are not Elijah or the Prophet. Then why do you baptize people?" ²⁶ John answered, "I baptize people with water. But there is someone here with you that you don't know. ²⁷ He is the one who is coming later. I am not good enough to be the slave who unties the strings on his sandals." ²⁸ These things all happened at Bethany on the other side of the Jordan River. This is where John was baptizing people.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

who: John 1:15, John 1:30, Acts 19:4

whose: Matthew 3:11, Mark 1:7, Luke 3:16

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 25:9 - loose his shoe Matthew 8:8 - I am Matthew 11:11 - he that Luke 1:76 - thou shalt John 1:7 - a witness John 3:28 - I said John 3:31 - is above John 13:6 - Lord Acts 13:25 - whom Colossians 1:18 - in all

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
God created the sky and the earth. At first,

Genesis 1:2
the earth was completely empty. There was nothing on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit moved over the water.

Genesis 1:7
So God made the space and separated the water. Some of the water was above it, and some of the water was below it.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.

Genesis 1:21
So God created the large sea animals. He created all the many living things in the sea and every kind of bird that flies in the air. And God saw that this was good.

Genesis 1:25
So God made every kind of animal. He made the wild animals, the tame animals, and all the small crawling things. And God saw that this was good.

Genesis 2:18
Then the Lord God said, "I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the companion he needs, one just right for him."

Psalms 139:14
I praise you because you made me in such a wonderful way. I know how amazing that was!

Isaiah 43:7
Bring to me all the people who are mine—the people who have my name. I made them for myself. I made them, and they are mine.

Malachi 2:15
God wants husbands and wives to become one body and one spirit. Why? So that they would have holy children and protect that spiritual unity. Don't cheat on your wife. She has been your wife from the time you were young.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He it is who coming after me,.... Both into the world, and into the ministry of the word; for John was before Christ, in both these respects, though greatly behind him in others, and therefore he adds,

is preferred before me: being not only of a more excellent nature, the Son of God, and of an higher extract, the Lord from heaven; but in an higher office, and having greater gifts, and the Spirit of God without measure on him; and also being more followed by the people; for John decreased, but he increased: or rather the words may be rendered, who was before me; being the eternal Son of God, whose goings forth were of old, from everlasting; who was set up from everlasting, from the beginning, or ever the earth was; the firstborn, or first bringer forth of every creature; and therefore must be before all things, which are created by him;

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Whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to unloose; which was one of the meanest services done by a servant to his master;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whose shoe’s latchet - See the notes at Matthew 3:11. The “latchet” of sandals was the string or thong by which they were fastened to the feet. To unloose them was the office of a servant, and John means, therefore, that he was unworthy to perform the lowest office for the Messiah. This was remarkable humility. John was well known; he was highly honored; thousands came to hear him. Jesus was at that time unknown; but John says that he was unworthy to perform the humblest office for Jesus. So we all should be willing to lay all that we have at the feet of Christ, and feel that we are unworthy to be his lowest servants.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 27. Is preferred before me — Ὁς εμπροσθεν μου γεγονεν, Who was before me. This clause is wanting in BC*L, four others, the Coptic, AEthiopic, Slavonic, and two copies of the Itala, and in some of the primitive fathers. Griesbach has left it out of the text. It is likely that it was omitted by the above, because it was found in verses John 1:15 and John 1:30. John 1:15; John 1:30 At the end of this verse, EG, and ten others, with some copies of the Slavonic, add, He shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire.