New American Standard Bible 2020

John 3:23-36

23NowG1161 JohnG2491 alsoG2532 was baptizingG907 in AenonG137, nearG1451 SalimG4530, becauseG3754 there was an abundanceG4183 of waterG5204 thereG1563; and people were comingG3854 and being baptizedG907-- 24for 1JohnG2491 had not yetG3768 beenG1510 thrownG906 into prisonG5438.

25ThenG3767 a matterG2214 ofG2214 disputeG2214 developedG1096 onG1537 theG1537 partG1537 ofG1537 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 with a JewG2453 aboutG4012 2 3purificationG2512. 26And they cameG2064 to JohnG2491 and saidG3004 to him, “4RabbiG4461, He whoG3739 was with you 5beyondG4008 the JordanG2446, to whomG3739 you 6have testifiedG3140--beholdG2396, He is baptizingG907 and allG3956 the people are comingG2064 to Him.” 27JohnG2491 repliedG611 G3004, “7A personG444 canG1410 receiveG2983 notG3761 evenG3761 oneG1520 thingG1520 unlessG1437 G3361 it 8has beenG1510 givenG1325 to him from heavenG3772. 28You yourselvesG846 9areG3140 my witnessesG3140 that I saidG3004, ‘10I amG1510 not the 11ChristG5547,’ but, ‘I have beenG1510 sentG649 aheadG1715 of Him.’ 29He who hasG2192 the brideG3565 is 12the groomG3566; but the friendG5384 of the groomG3566, who standsG2476 and listensG191 to him, rejoicesG5463 greatlyG5479 becauseG1223 of the groom’sG3566 voiceG5456. SoG3767 thisG3778 13joyG5479 of mineG1699 has been madeG4137 fullG4137. 30He mustG1163 14increaseG837, but I must 15decreaseG1642.

31“16He who comesG2064 from aboveG509 is aboveG1883 allG3956; 17the one who is only from the earthG1093 is of the earthG1093 and speaksG2980 of the earthG1093. 18He who comesG2064 from heavenG3772 is aboveG1883 allG3956. 32WhatG3739 He has seenG3708 and heardG191, of thisG3778 He 19testifiesG3140; and 20noG3762 oneG3762 acceptsG2983 His testimonyG3141. 33The one who has acceptedG2983 His testimonyG3141 21has certifiedG4972 that GodG2316 is trueG227. 34For He whomG3739 GodG2316 22sentG649 speaksG2980 the wordsG4487 of GodG2316; 23for He does not giveG1325 the SpiritG4151 24sparinglyG1537 G3358. 35 25The FatherG3962 lovesG25 the SonG5207 and 26has entrustedG1325 allG3956 thingsG3956 to His handG5495. 36The one who 27believesG4100 in the SonG5207 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222; but the one who 28does notG544 29obeyG544 the SonG5207 will not seeG3708 lifeG2222, but the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 remainsG3306 on him.”

Notes

1. John 3:24 Matt 4:12; 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:20 ↩
2. John 3:25 I.e., ceremonial washing ↩
3. John 3:25 John 2:6 ↩
4. John 3:26 Matt 23:7; John 3:2 ↩
5. John 3:26 John 1:28 ↩
6. John 3:26 John 1:7 ↩
7. John 3:27 1 Cor 4:7; Heb 5:4 ↩
8. John 3:27 James 1:17 ↩
9. John 3:28 Lit testify for me ↩
10. John 3:28 John 1:20, 23 ↩
11. John 3:28 I.e., Messiah ↩
12. John 3:29 Matt 9:15; 25:1 ↩
13. John 3:29 John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13; Phil 2:2; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12 ↩
14. John 3:30 Or become greater ↩
15. John 3:30 Or become less important ↩
16. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
17. John 3:31 1 Cor 15:47; 1 John 4:5 ↩
18. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
19. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
20. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
21. John 3:33 John 6:27; Rom 4:11; 15:28; 1 Cor 9:2; 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30; 2 Tim 2:19; Rev 7:3-8 ↩
22. John 3:34 John 3:17 ↩
23. John 3:34 Matt 12:18; Luke 4:18; Acts 1:2; 10:38 ↩
24. John 3:34 Lit from measure ↩
25. John 3:35 Matt 28:18; John 5:20; 17:2 ↩
26. John 3:35 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
27. John 3:36 John 3:16 ↩
28. John 3:36 Acts 14:2; Heb 3:18 ↩
29. John 3:36 I.e., in belief ↩