King James Version
John 3:28 in the King James Version says “Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.” — study this verse from John chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.”
John 3:28 · KJV
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. receive: or, take unto himself
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“yourselves”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“sent”
G649set apart, i.e., (by implication) to send out (properly, on a mission) literally or figuratively
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