John 3
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John 3:22-30

22AfterG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into the landγῆν,gēnG1093of JudeaG2449;and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He was spendingG1304timeG1304with them andbaptizingἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.
23NowδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532was baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in AenonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there was an abundanceπολλὰpollaG4183of waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563; and peoplewere comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854and being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907--
24forJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768beenἦνēnG1510thrownβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.
25ThenοὖνounG3767a matterG2214ofG2214disputeG2214developedἐγένετοegenetoG1096onG1537theG1537partG1537ofG1537John’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 allπάντεςpantesG3956the peopleare comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to Him.”
27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611G3004, “A personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983notG3761evenG3761oneἓνhenG1520thingG1520unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437G3361ithas beenᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325to him from heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
28You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areG3140my witnessesμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140that I saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not theChristχριστός,christosG5547,’but, ‘I have beenεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of Him.’
29He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isthe groomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;but the friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the groomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,who standsἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476and listensἀκούωνakouōnG191to him, rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463greatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the groom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.SoοὖνounG3767thisαὕτηhautēG3778joyχαρὰcharaG5479of mineG1699has been madeG4137fullG4137.
30He mustδεῖdeiG1163increaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837, but I mustdecreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.
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