New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:22-30

22AfterG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into the landγῆν,gēnG1093of JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2453,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He was spendingG1304timeG1304with them andbaptizingἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.

23JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532was baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in AenonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137nearἐγγὺςengusG1451SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there was muchπολλὰpollaG4183waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563; and peoplewere comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854and were being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907--

24forJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768beenἦνēnG1510thrownβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

25ThereforeοὖνounG3767thereG1096aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a discussionζήτησιςzētēsisG2214on the part of John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101with a JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453aboutπερὶperiG4012purificationκαθαρισμοῦ.katharismouG2512.

26And they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and saidG3004to him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,He whoὃςhosG3739was with youbeyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,to whomᾧhōG3739youhave testifiedμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdἴδεideG2396,He is baptizingβαπτίζει,baptizeiG907and allπάντεςpantesG3956are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to Him.”

27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidG3004, “A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983nothingοὐouG3756 G3762unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361ithas beenᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325him from heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are my witnessesμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140that I saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not theChristχριστός,christosG5547,’but, ‘I have beenεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of Him.’

29He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isthe bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;but the friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the bridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,who standsἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476and hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191him, rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463greatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the bridegroom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.SoοὖνounG3767thisαὕτηhautēG3778joyχαρὰcharaG5479of mineG1699has been madeG4137fullG4137.

30He mustδεῖdeiG1163increaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837,but I must decreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.

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