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 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.

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.

約翰快走完他的人生路程時，說：『你們以為我是誰？我不是；但是有一位在我以後來的，我就是解他腳上的鞋帶也不配。』

就是那在我以後來的，我給他解鞋帶也不配。」

約翰對眾人說：「我是用水給你們施洗，但有一位能力比我更大的要來，我就是給他解鞋帶也不配。他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。

我是用水給你們施洗，叫你們悔改；但那在我以後來的，能力比我更大，我就是給他提鞋子也不配，他要用聖靈與火給你們施洗。

約翰想要阻止他，說：「我應該受你的洗，你怎麼到我這裏來呢？」

耶穌就和他們同去。離那家不遠，百夫長託幾個朋友去見耶穌，對他說：「主啊，不必勞駕，因你到舍下來，我不敢當。我也自以為不配去見你，只要你說一句話，就會讓我的僮僕得痊癒。

你們自己可以為我作見證，我曾說，我不是基督，只是奉差遣在他前面開路的。娶新娘的是新郎；新郎的朋友站在一旁聽，一聽見新郎的聲音就歡喜快樂。因此，我這喜樂得以滿足了。他必興旺；我必衰微。」「從上頭來的是在萬有之上；出於地的是屬於地，他所說的也是屬於地。從天上來的是在萬有之上。