29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that is come from on high, is above all: he that is of the earth, is of the [a]earth, and [b]speaketh of the earth: he that is come from heaven, is above all.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:31 Is nothing else but man, a piece of work and of the slime of the earth.
  2. John 3:31 Savoreth of nothing but corruption, ignorance, dullness, etc.

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