^7 [a]He came ^[b](A)as a witness, to testify about the Light, ^(B)so that all might believe through him.

¹⁵ John *^(A)testified about Him and called out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ‘^(B)He who is coming after me has proved to be ^[a]my superior, ^(C)because He existed before me.’”

The Testimony of John the Baptist

¹⁹ This is ^(A)the testimony of John, when ^(B)the Jews sent priests and Levites to him ^(C)from Jerusalem to ask him, “Who are you?”

³² And John ^(A)testified, saying, “^(B)I have seen the Spirit descending as a dove out of heaven, and He remained upon Him.

²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, “^(A)Rabbi, He who was with you ^(B)beyond the Jordan, to whom you ^(C)have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.” ²⁷ John replied, “^(D)A person can receive not even one thing unless it ^(E)has been given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves ^[a]are my witnesses that I said, ‘^(F)I am not the ^[b]Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ ²⁹ He who has the bride is ^(G)the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this ^(H)joy of mine has been made full. ³⁰ He must ^[c]increase, but I must ^[d]decrease.