Translations
"This is the One I meant when I said: A Man comes after me who ranks above me, because He was before me."
"This is He of whom I said: After me comes a Man who has surpassed me, because He existed before me."
This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.
This is He of whom I said, ‘A man who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’

