New Testament · SCRIPTURE
John 1:26
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
“I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
King James Version
John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;
World English Bible
John answered them, “I baptize in water, but among you stands one whom you don’t know.
American Standard Version
John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,
Berean Literal Bible
John answered them, saying, “I baptize in water, but in [the] midst of you⁺ stands [One] whom you⁺ do not know,
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
John 1
24 Then the Pharisees who had been sent
25 asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
26 “I baptize with water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know.
27 He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”
28 All this happened at Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.
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