(John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)
Ї҆ѡа́ннъ свидѣ́телствѹетъ ѡ҆ не́мъ и҆ воззва̀ глаго́ла: се́й бѣ̀, є҆го́же рѣ́хъ, и҆́же по мнѣ̀ грѧды́й, предо мно́ю бы́сть, ѩ҆́кѡ пе́рвѣе менє̀ бѣ̀.