Why does the author mention John's bearing witness about Jesus?
John 1:15 (ESV)
15(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)
This mention of John's testimony and ministry is possibly a response to those in the early church who elevated John the Baptist above Jesus (e.g., Acts 18:25; Acts 19:1–7).
15 (John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”)