John 3:28
26 So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
27 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
Her forteller Bibelen en historie om noen andre. Spør deg selv hva den kan si oss i dag. Les gjerne versene rundt også, for sammenhengen gir ofte mer enn ett vers alene.
Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Dere er selv mine vitner at jeg sa: Jeg er ikke Messias, men: Jeg er utsendt foran ham.
- OTB
- Dere kan bekrefte at jeg sa: ‘Jeg er ikke Messias, men jeg er sendt foran ham.’
- B1930
- I er selv mine vidner at jeg sa: Jeg er ikke Messias, men: Jeg er utsendt foran ham.
- BSB
- You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
- KJV
- Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
- WEB
- You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
- ASV
- Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
- DARBY
- Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
- BLB
- You⁺ yourselves testify to me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am sent before Him.’
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Kryssreferanser
John 1:20
He did not refuse to confess, but openly declared, “I am not the Christ.”
Les i sammenhengJohn 1:23
John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”
Les i sammenhengLuke 1:16–17
Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 3:11–12
I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
Les i sammenhengMalachi 3:1
“Behold, I will send My messenger, who will prepare the way before Me. Then the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to His temple—the Messenger of the covenant, in whom you delight—see, He is coming,” says the LORD of Hosts.
Les i sammenhengJohn 1:25
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
Les i sammenhengMatthew 3:3
This is he who was spoken of through the prophet Isaiah: “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make straight paths for Him.’”
Les i sammenhengMark 1:2–3
As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way.”
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