John 3:29-34

29“The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.

30He must increase in importance, while I must decrease in importance.

31“The person who comes from above is superior to everyone. I, a person from the earth, know nothing but what is on earth, and that’s all I can talk about. The person who comes from heaven is superior to everyone

32and tells what he has seen and heard. Yet, no one accepts what he says.

33I have accepted what that person said, and I have affirmed that God is truthful.

34The man whom God has sent speaks God’s message. After all, God gives him the Spirit without limit.