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John 3:30

HumilityJesus ChristPride

28 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.

He must increase; I must decrease.

31 The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

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BSB
He must increase; I must decrease.
KJV
He must increase, but I must decrease.
WEB
He must increase, but I must decrease.
ASV
He must increase, but I must decrease.
DARBY
He must increase, but I must decrease.
BLB
It is necessary for Him to increase, but [for] me to decrease.
ÅB
Han skal vokse, jeg skal avta.
OTB
Han må vokse og bli større, mens jeg må avta.
B1930
Han skal vokse, jeg skal avta.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Colossians 1:18

    And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.

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  • Psalms 72:17–19

    May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.

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  • Hebrews 3:2–6

    He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

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  • Isaiah 9:7

    Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.

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  • 1 Corinthians 3:5

    What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

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  • Revelation 11:15

    Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”

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  • Acts 13:36–37

    For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.

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  • Isaiah 53:12

    Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.

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