Yohanes 1:15
Konteks1:15 John 1 testified 2 about him and shouted out, 3 “This one was the one about whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, 4 because he existed before me.’”
Yohanes 1:27
Konteks1:27 who is coming after me. I am not worthy 5 to untie the strap 6 of his sandal!”
Yohanes 3:30
Konteks3:30 He must become more important while I become less important.” 7
[1:15] 1 sn John refers to John the Baptist.
[1:15] 2 tn Or “bore witness.”
[1:15] 3 tn Grk “and shouted out saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant is English and has not been translated.
[1:15] 4 tn Or “has a higher rank than I.”
[1:27] 5 tn Grk “of whom I am not worthy.”
[1:27] sn The humility of John is evident in the statement I am not worthy. This was considered one of the least worthy tasks of a slave, and John did not consider himself worthy to do even that for the one to come, despite the fact he himself was a prophet.
[1:27] 6 tn The term refers to the leather strap or thong used to bind a sandal. This is often viewed as a collective singular and translated as a plural, “the straps of his sandals,” but it may be more emphatic to retain the singular here.
[3:30] 7 sn Some interpreters extend the quotation of John the Baptist’s words through v. 36.