John 1:15, 27, 30

John bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ”

It is He who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.”

This is He of whom I said, ‘After me comes a Man who is preferred before me, for He was before me.’