John 3:27-31

Noyes(i) 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 was sent before that man. 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 bridegrooms voice. This my joy then hath become full. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 He that cometh from above is above all. He that is from the earth is earthly, and speaketh earthly things; he that cometh from heaven