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John the Baptist Exalts Jesus

John 3:22-36

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22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the Judean land, and he stayed there with them and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there were many waters there, and people were coming and being baptized. 24 for John had not yet been thrown into the prison. 25 Therefore a dispute arose between John's disciples and a Jew about purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have borne witness—look, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.” 27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.” 28 You yourselves bear witness to me that I said, "I am not the Christ, but I am the one sent before him." 29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This, then, is my joy; it has been fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 The one coming from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks from the earth. The one coming from heaven is above all. 32 The one who has seen and heard this testifies to it, and no one receives his testimony. 33 The one who has received his testimony has sealed that God is true. 34 For the one whom God sent speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit by measure. 35 The Father loves the Son and has put all things into his hand. 36 The one believing in the Son has eternal life; but the one disobeying the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.