King James Version

John 1:27

He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “he himself is” (αὐτός ἐστιν) before [One] here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “who before me has been” (ὃς ἔμπροσθέν μου γέγονεν·) before whom here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “I myself” (ἐγὼ) before not here.

ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ὀπίσωopisōafterὀπίσωpreposition — “after”G3694behind, after; back, backwards.This verse uses “after”.afterμουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).meἐρχόμενοςerchomenosto comeἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to come”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.οὗhouwhoseὅς (hos)relative pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “whose”, the of-formG3739who, which, what, that.whoseοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notεἰμὶeimito beεἰμίverb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ἄξιοςaxiosworthyἄξιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “worthy”, the subject formG514worthy, worthy of, deserving, comparable, suitable.This verse uses “worthy”.worthyἵναhinatoἵναconjunction — “to”G2443in order that, so that.toλύσωlusōunlooseλύω (luō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 1st person singular — “unloose”, a single actionG3089(a) I loose, untie, release, (b) met: I break, destroy, set at naught, contravene; I break up a meeting, annul.unlooseαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.τὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἱμάνταhimantaleather strapἱμάς (himas)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “leather strap”, the object formG2438a thong, strap, (a) for binding a man who is to be flogged, (b) for fastening a sandal or shoe.This verse uses “strap”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ὑποδήματοςhupodēmatossandalὑπόδημα (hupodēma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “sandal”, the of-formG5266a sandal; anything bound under.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτόςautosHeαὐτόςpersonal pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “He”, the subject formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐστινestinit isεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.ὃςhoswhoὅςrelative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “who”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “who”.ἔμπροσθένemprosthenbeforeἔμπροσθενpreposition — “before”G1715in front, before the face; sometimes made a subst. by the addition of the article: in front of, before the face of.μουmouIἐγώ (egṓ)personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular — “I”, the of-formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.Strong’s files this form under G3165 (μέ).γέγονενgegonento beγίνομαι (ginomai)verb, second perfect active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, a completed action with a present resultG1096I come into being, am born, become, come about, happen.ἐγὼegōIἐγώpersonal pronoun, 1st person, nominative, singular — “I”, the subject formG1473I, the first-person pronoun.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

even he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

Young’s Literal Translation

of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the cord of his sandal.'

World English Bible

He is the one who comes after me, who is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I’m not worthy to loosen.”

Darby Translation

he who comes after me, the thong of whose sandal I am not worthy to unloose.

Douay-Rheims

The same is he that shall come after me, who is preferred before me: the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to loose.

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