John 3:27–36

²⁷John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven. ²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. ²⁹He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled. ³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease. ³¹He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks as of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all, ³²and what he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony. ³³He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true; ³⁴for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure. ³⁵The Father loves the Son, and has given all things to be in his hand. ³⁶He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.