Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on John 1:15 in English Standard Version "(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)" Mt 3:11 “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. Joh 1:7 He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. Joh 1:27 even he who comes after me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.” Joh 1:30 This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’