John

John 1:26–27

²⁶“I baptize with^g water,” John replied, “but among you stands One you do not know. ²⁷He is the One who comes after me, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie.”

Footnotes

g 1:26 Or in; also in verse 31 and twice in 33

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John 1:26

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	Ἐγὼ	Egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
baptize	βαπτίζω	baptizō	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G907 I dip, submerge, baptize
with	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
water	ὕδατι	hydati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G5204 water
John	Ἰωάννης	Iōannēs	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2491 John
replied	Ἀπεκρίθη	Apekrithē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G611 I answer, reply
but among	μέσος	mesos	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3319 middle, in the middle
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
stands	ἕστηκεν	hestēken	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2476 I cause to stand, stand
you	ὑμεῖς	hymeis	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
know	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember

John 1:27

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the One who	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
comes	ἐρχόμενος	erchomenos	Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2064 I come, go
after	ὀπίσω	opisō	Preposition	G3694 behind, after
me	μου	mou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
the	τὸν	ton	Article - Accusative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
straps	ἱμάντα	himanta	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2438 a thong, strap
of whose	οὗ	hou	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
sandals	ὑποδήματος	hypodēmatos	Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular	G5266 a sandal
I	ἐγὼ	egō	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
am	εἰμὶ	eimi	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G1510 I am, exist
not	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
worthy	ἄξιος	axios	Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular	G514 worthy, worthy of, deserving
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
untie	λύσω	lysō	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Singular	G3089 I loose, untie, release, destroy

Cross-references

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John 1:26 Luke 3:16 · John 1:10–11 · Acts 1:5 · Mark 1:8 · Matthew 3:11 · John 8:19 · Acts 11:16 · 1 John 3:1 · John 17:3 · John 17:25 · John 16:3

John 1:27 Luke 3:16 · Matthew 3:11 · John 1:30 · Mark 1:7 · John 1:15 · Acts 19:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.