22After this Jesus came with his disciples into the land of the Jews, and there he remained with them and was baptizing.23John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because much water was there, and people came and were being baptized.24For John had not yet been thrown into prison.25A controversy therefore arose between the disciples of John and a Jew about purification.26They came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you have testified—look, this man is baptizing and everyone is coming to him."27John answered and said, "A person cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven."28You yourselves bear witness to me that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but that I have been sent before him.29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This joy of mine is now complete.30He must increase; I must decrease.31The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all.32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, yet no one accepts his testimony.33Whoever has accepted his testimony has affirmed that God is true.34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, because God gives the Spirit without measure.35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in his hands.36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.