New American Standard Bible 2020
John 3:26-30
26And they came to John and said to him, “1Rabbi, He who was with you 2beyond the Jordan, to whom you 3have testified--behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.” 27John replied, “4A person can receive not even one thing unless it 5has been given to him from heaven. 28You yourselves 6are my witnesses that I said, ‘7I am not the 8Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ 29He who has the bride is 9the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this 10joy of mine has been made full. 30He must 11increase, but I must 12decrease.
Notes
- 1. John 3:26 Matt 23:7; John 3:2 ↩
- 2. John 3:26 John 1:28 ↩
- 3. John 3:26 John 1:7 ↩
- 4. John 3:27 1 Cor 4:7; Heb 5:4 ↩
- 5. John 3:27 James 1:17 ↩
- 6. John 3:28 Lit testify for me ↩
- 7. John 3:28 John 1:20, 23 ↩
- 8. John 3:28 I.e., Messiah ↩
- 9. John 3:29 Matt 9:15; 25:1 ↩
- 10. John 3:29 John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13; Phil 2:2; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12 ↩
- 11. John 3:30 Or become greater ↩
- 12. John 3:30 Or become less important ↩
Commentaries on John 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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