New American Standard Bible 2020
John 3:25-30
25ThenG3767 a matterG2214 ofG2214 disputeG2214 developedG1096 onG1537 theG1537 partG1537 ofG1537 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 with a JewG2453 aboutG4012 12purificationG2512. 26And they cameG2064 to JohnG2491 and saidG3004 to him, “3RabbiG4461, He whoG3739 was with you 4beyondG4008 the JordanG2446, to whomG3739 you 5have testifiedG3140--beholdG2396, He is baptizingG907 and allG3956 the people are comingG2064 to Him.” 27JohnG2491 repliedG611G3004, “6A personG444 canG1410 receiveG2983 notG3761 evenG3761 oneG1520 thingG1520 unlessG1437G3361 it 7has beenG1510 givenG1325 to him from heavenG3772. 28You yourselvesG846 8areG3140 my witnessesG3140 that I saidG3004, ‘9I amG1510 not the 10ChristG5547,’ but, ‘I have beenG1510 sentG649 aheadG1715 of Him.’ 29He who hasG2192 the brideG3565 is 11the groomG3566; but the friendG5384 of the groomG3566, who standsG2476 and listensG191 to him, rejoicesG5463 greatlyG5479 becauseG1223 of the groom’sG3566 voiceG5456. SoG3767 thisG3778 12joyG5479 of mineG1699 has been madeG4137 fullG4137. 30He mustG1163 13increaseG837, but I must 14decreaseG1642.
Notes
- 1. John 3:25 I.e., ceremonial washing ↩
- 2. John 3:25 John 2:6 ↩
- 3. John 3:26 Matt 23:7; John 3:2 ↩
- 4. John 3:26 John 1:28 ↩
- 5. John 3:26 John 1:7 ↩
- 6. John 3:27 1 Cor 4:7; Heb 5:4 ↩
- 7. John 3:27 James 1:17 ↩
- 8. John 3:28 Lit testify for me ↩
- 9. John 3:28 John 1:20, 23 ↩
- 10. John 3:28 I.e., Messiah ↩
- 11. John 3:29 Matt 9:15; 25:1 ↩
- 12. John 3:29 John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13; Phil 2:2; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12 ↩
- 13. John 3:30 Or become greater ↩
- 14. 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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