John 3:26-31

21st Century King James Version

²⁶ And they came unto John and said unto him, “Rabbi, He that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou bearest witness — behold, the same baptizeth and all men come to Him.”

²⁷ John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing, unless it be given him from Heaven.

²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that ‘I am sent before Him.’

²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who 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 cometh from above is above all; he that is of the earth is earthly and speaketh of the earth. He that cometh from Heaven is above all.