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"This is He on behalf of whom I said, 'aAfter me comes a Man who has a higher rank than I, bfor He existed before me.'
a
Matthew 3:11, John 1:27
Matthew 3
11
"As for me, aI baptize you with water for repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, and I am not fit to remove His sandals; bHe will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
John 1
27
"It isaHe who comes after me, the bthong of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie."