Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

American Standard Version (ASV)

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

This is he of whom I said, One is coming after me who is put over me because he was in existence before me.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

He it is of whom I said, A man comes after me who takes a place before me, because he *was* before me;

World English Bible (WEB)

This is he of whom I said, 'After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.'

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

this is he concerning whom I said, After me doth come a man, who hath come before me, because he was before me: