This is the one I meant when I said,‘ A man who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’

这就是我曾说：‘有一位在我以后来、反成了在我以前的，因他本来在我以前。’

这就是我曾说‘那在我以后来的先于我，因为在我以前，他已经存在’的那一位。

这就是我曾说‘那在我以后来的先于我，因为在我以前，他已经存在’的那一位。

这就是我以前所说的那位，‘有一个人在我以后来却比我位分高，因为祂在我之前已经存在了。’

这一位就是我所说的：‘有一个人，是在我以后来的，位分比我高，因为他本来是在我以前的。’

这一位就是我所说的‘那在我之后来的人，已成为在我前面的，因为在我之前他就存在了。’

這就是我曾說：『有一位在我以後來、反成了在我以前的，因他本來在我以前。』

這就是我曾說『那在我以後來的先於我，因為在我以前，他已經存在』的那一位。

這就是我曾說『那在我以後來的先於我，因為在我以前，他已經存在』的那一位。

這就是我以前所說的那位，『有一個人在我以後來卻比我位分高，因為祂在我之前已經存在了。』

這一位就是我所說的：‘有一個人，是在我以後來的，位分比我高，因為他本來是在我以前的。’

這一位就是我所說到：「有一個人在我以後來，位在我前頭，因為他本是比我先的」。

這一位就是我所說的『那在我之後來的人，已成為在我前面的，因為在我之前他就存在了。』

此即我所言、後我來者乃為我先、以其先我而在也、

我言後我來、先我在、以其本先我者、即斯人也、

我曾言有人後我來而先我在、以其本先於我、所言者即斯人也、

予嘗云後我而至、先我而成者、即斯人矣！

This is the one I was talking about. I said,‘ A man who comes after me is more important than I am. That’s because he existed before I was born.’

This is he of whom I said,‘ After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’

He is the one I was talking about when I said,‘ A man is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’

This is the one I told you about:‘ After me comes a man who ranks ahead of me, because he existed before me.’

This is He in behalf of whom I said,‘ After me is coming a Man who has proved to be my superior, because He existed before me.’

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

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

This is the One I told you about:‘ After me comes a man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me.’

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

This is the one about whom I said,‘ After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

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

He is the one who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

( 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.’”)

John answered them all,“ I baptize you with water. But one who is more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.