John 1:15, 27, 30 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”) He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.” This is the one I meant when I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ | New International Version (NIV)