Mark 1:7
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Mark 1:7 in other translations
| BSB | And he began to proclaim: “After me will come One more powerful than I, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. |
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| WEB | He preached, saying, “After me comes he who is mightier than I, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen. |
| ASV | And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. |
| YLT | and he proclaimed, saying, ‘He doth come--who is mightier than I--after me, of whom I am not worthy--having stooped down--to loose the latchet of his sandals; |
| DARBY | And he preached, saying, There comes he that is mightier than I after me, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to stoop down and unloose. |
| BBE | And he said to them all, There is one coming after me who is greater than I, whose shoes I am not good enough to undo. |
| Webster | And preached, saying, There cometh after me one mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose. |
What does Mark 1:7 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 1:1-8
Isaiah and Malachi each spake concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John. From these prophets we may observe, that Christ, in his gospel, comes among us, bringing with him a treasure of grace, and a sceptre of government. Such is the corruption of the world, that there is great opposition to his progress. When God sent his Son into the world, he took care, and when he sends him…
Mark 1:7 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 1:7
- Acts 13:25
And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.
- Luke 3:16
John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:
- John 1:27
He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.
- Matthew 3:11
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
- Luke 7:6-7
Then Jesus went with them. And when he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof: Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come unto thee: but say in a word, and my servant shall be healed.
- John 3:28-31
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
- Matthew 3:14
But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
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Context
- Mark 1:6
And John was clothed with camel’s hair, and with a girdle of a skin about his loins; and he did eat locusts and wild honey;
- Mark 1:7
And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
- Mark 1:8
I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
Mark 1:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y predicaba, diciendo: Viene tras mí el que es más poderoso que yo, al cual no soy digno de desatar encorvado la correa de sus zapatos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il prêchait, disant: Il vient après moi, celui qui est plus puissant que moi, duquel je ne suis pas digne de délier, en me baissant, la courroie des sandales. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und er predigte und sagte: Es kommt der stärker ist als ich, nach mir, dessen ich nicht würdig bin, ihm gebückt den Riemen seiner Sandalen zu lösen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et prædicabat dicens: Venit fortior me post me, cujus non sum dignus procumbens solvere corrigiam calceamentorum ejus. |