New American Standard Bible 2020

John 3:25-36

25ThenG3767 a matterG2214 ofG2214 disputeG2214 developedG1096 onG1537 theG1537 partG1537 ofG1537 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 with a JewG2453 aboutG4012 1 2purificationG2512. 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 repliedG611 G3004, “6A personG444 canG1410 receiveG2983 notG3761 evenG3761 oneG1520 thingG1520 unlessG1437 G3361 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.

31“15He who comesG2064 from aboveG509 is aboveG1883 allG3956; 16the one who is only from the earthG1093 is of the earthG1093 and speaksG2980 of the earthG1093. 17He who comesG2064 from heavenG3772 is aboveG1883 allG3956. 32WhatG3739 He has seenG3708 and heardG191, of thisG3778 He 18testifiesG3140; and 19noG3762 oneG3762 acceptsG2983 His testimonyG3141. 33The one who has acceptedG2983 His testimonyG3141 20has certifiedG4972 that GodG2316 is trueG227. 34For He whomG3739 GodG2316 21sentG649 speaksG2980 the wordsG4487 of GodG2316; 22for He does not giveG1325 the SpiritG4151 23sparinglyG1537 G3358. 35 24The FatherG3962 lovesG25 the SonG5207 and 25has entrustedG1325 allG3956 thingsG3956 to His handG5495. 36The one who 26believesG4100 in the SonG5207 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222; but the one who 27does notG544 28obeyG544 the SonG5207 will not seeG3708 lifeG2222, but the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 remainsG3306 on him.”

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 ↩
15. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
16. John 3:31 1 Cor 15:47; 1 John 4:5 ↩
17. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
18. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
19. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
20. 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 ↩
21. John 3:34 John 3:17 ↩
22. John 3:34 Matt 12:18; Luke 4:18; Acts 1:2; 10:38 ↩
23. John 3:34 Lit from measure ↩
24. John 3:35 Matt 28:18; John 5:20; 17:2 ↩
25. John 3:35 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
26. John 3:36 John 3:16 ↩
27. John 3:36 Acts 14:2; Heb 3:18 ↩
28. John 3:36 I.e., in belief ↩