John testified about Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, He who comes after me has a higher rank than I, for He existed before me.’”
Ї҆ѡа́ннъ свидѣ́телствѹетъ ѡ҆ не́мъ и҆ воззва̀ глаго́ла: се́й бѣ̀, є҆го́же рѣ́хъ, и҆́же по мнѣ̀ грѧды́й, предо мно́ю бы́сть, ѩ҆́кѡ пе́рвѣе менє̀ бѣ̀.