John testified about him. He cried out, “This is the one I meant when I said, ‘He who comes after me now stands ahead of me, because he was before me.’”
In context
13children born not of blood, nor of the desire of the flesh, nor of a man’s will, but of God. 14And the Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We looked on his glory, the glory of an only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 15John testified about him. He cried out, “This is the one I meant when I said, ‘He who comes after me now stands ahead of me, because he was before me.’” 16From his fullness we have all received — grace upon grace. 17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came to be through Jesus Christ.
