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26 And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond-that area of the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, this one immerses and all men are going to him.
27 John answered and said, A man is able to receive nothing, if it is not given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves testify, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I have been sent before that one. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore in this, my joy has been fulfilled. 30 It is essential for that to grow, but for me to be diminished.
27 John answered and said, A man is able to receive nothing, if it is not given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves testify, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I have been sent before that one. 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore in this, my joy has been fulfilled. 30 It is essential for that to grow, but for me to be diminished.