cried. hath cried aloud. was. As in John 1:1.
after me. In the order of ministry.
is preferred before me. had being before me (as to time).
for. because.
before me. first: i.e. (already) before me.
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John 1:15
15 John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.