And he was preaching, saying,“ After me One is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to bend down and untie the straps of His sandals.

他传道说：“有一位在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是弯腰给他解鞋带也是不配的。

他宣讲，说：“有一位在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是弯腰给他解鞋带也不配。

他宣讲，说：“有一位在我以后来的，能力比我更大，我就是弯腰给他解鞋带也不配。

他传道说：“在我之后，有一位能力比我更大的要来，我连弯腰替祂解鞋带也不配。

他传讲说：“有一位在我以后来的，能力比我大，我就是弯腰给他解鞋带都没有资格。

他宣讲，说：“在我之后，有一位比我更强有力的要来。我就是弯腰为他解鞋带也不配。

他傳道說：「有一位在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶也是不配的。

他宣講，說：「有一位在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶也不配。

他宣講，說：「有一位在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶也不配。

他傳道說：「在我之後，有一位能力比我更大的要來，我連彎腰替祂解鞋帶也不配。

他傳講說：“有一位在我以後來的，能力比我大，我就是彎腰給他解鞋帶都沒有資格。

他宣傳說：『在我以後來的有一位比我有力量；他的鞋帶，我彎着腰去解也不配。

他宣講，說：「在我之後，有一位比我更強有力的要來。我就是彎腰為他解鞋帶也不配。

宣言曰、有後我來者、尤勝於我、即屈身解其履帶、我亦弗堪、

其言曰、後我來者、更勝於我、即屈而解其履帶、亦不堪焉、

宣曰、有勝於我者、後我而來、即鞠躬而解其履帶、我亦不堪、

宣於眾曰：『有一後我而來者、德能遠超我上、吾雖俯而解其履帶、亦有未稱。

And this was his message:“ After me comes the one more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

Here is what John was preaching.“ After me, there is someone coming who is more powerful than I am. I’m not good enough to bend down and untie his sandals.

And he preached, saying,“ After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

John announced:“ Someone is coming soon who is greater than I am— so much greater that I’m not even worthy to stoop down like a slave and untie the straps of his sandals.

He proclaimed,“ One who is more powerful than I am is coming after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of his sandals.

And he preached, saying,“ There comes One after me who is mightier than I, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to stoop down and loose.

And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

He was preaching:“ Someone more powerful than I will come after me. I am not worthy to stoop down and untie the strap of His sandals.

And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

He proclaimed,“ One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

He preached, saying,“ After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.

And while John was completing his course, he kept saying,‘ What do you suppose that I am? I am not He. But behold, one is coming after me, the sandals of whose feet I am not worthy to untie.’

It is He who comes after me, of whom I am not worthy even to untie the strap of His sandal.”

John responded to them all, saying,“ As for me, I baptize you with water; but He is coming who is mightier than I, and I am not fit to untie the straps of His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

“ As for me, I baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

But John tried to prevent Him, saying,“ I have the need to be baptized by You, and yet You are coming to me?”

Now Jesus started on His way with them; but already, when He was not yet far from the house, the centurion sent friends, saying to Him,“ Lord, do not trouble Yourself further, for I am not worthy for You to enter under my roof;for that reason I did not even consider myself worthy to come to You; but just say the word, and my servant shall be healed.

You yourselves are my witnesses that I said,‘ I am not the Christ,’ but,‘ I have been sent ahead of Him.’He who has the bride is the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.He must increase, but I must decrease.“ He who comes from above is above all; the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.