John 3:22-33 (Gospel)
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- After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and baptized.
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- Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.
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- For John had not yet been thrown into prison.
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- Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.
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- And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified – behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!”
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- John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
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- You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’
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- He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
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- He must increase, but I must decrease.
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- He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
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- And what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.
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- He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true.