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He preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and loosen.
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The Humility of a Slave's Task
Commentators explain that untying the 'latchet' or thong of a sandal was a task reserved for the lowest slave. By declaring himself unworthy to even 'stoop down' and perform this menial act, John the Baptist expressed his profound humility and veneration for the 'Mighty One' who was to come, Jesus Christ.
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Mightier than I (ο ισχυροτερος μου). In each of the Synoptics. Gould calls it a skeptical depreciation of himself by John. But it …
19th Century
Anglican
There comes one mightier than I.—See Note on Matthew 3:11; but note the slight difference—not, as there, whose shoes …
In Mark’s account John’s message is brief, focusing on the coming of the Mighty One who will baptize with the Holy Spirit. So great is this Mighty …
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And preached, saying, there cometh one mightier than I after me From which it appears, that John was a pr…
Presbyterian
Isaiah and Malachi each spoke concerning the beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, in the ministry of John. From these prophets we may observe t…
