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.

Johnª bare witnessª° ofª him,ª andª cried,ª° saying,ª° Thisª was¹ he²° of whomª I spake,ª° He that comethª° afterª meª is preferredª° beforeª me:ª for² he¹ wasª° beforeª me.ª

Iohnª bare witnesseª° ofª him,ª andª cried,ª° saying,ª° Thisª was¹ he²° of whomª I spake,ª° He that commethª° afterª me,ª is preferredª° beforeª me,ª for² he¹ wasª° beforeª me.ª

Juchanon testified concerning him, and cried, and said, This is he of whom I said, that he cometh after me, and was before me, because he is anterior to me.

John testified of him, and cried, and said: This is he, of whom I said, That he cometh after me, and is before me; for he was prior to me.

(Ἰωάνης μαρτυρεῖ περὶ αὐτοῦ καὶ κέκραγεν λέγων-- οὗτος ἦν ὁ εἰπών-- Ὁ ὀπίσω μου ἐρχόμενος ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν, ὅτι πρῶτός μου ἦν:)

an-Ioanes it-witnesseth-unto about of-it, and it-hath-had-come-to-clamor-to forthing, the-one-this it-was the-one having-had-said, The-one aback-unto-which of-me coming in-toward-from of-me it-hath-had-come-to-become to-which-a-one most-before of-me it-was,