John 3:15-29

¹⁵that every one who believeth in him may have everlasting life.

¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave the only begotten Son, that every one who believeth in him may not perish, but may have everlasting life.

¹⁷For God sent not the Son into the world to condemn the world, but that through him the world might be saved.

¹⁸He that believeth in him is not condemned; he that believeth not hath already been condemned, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that the light hath come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their deeds were evil.

²⁰For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

²¹But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

²²After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judaea; and there he remained with them, and baptized.

²³And John also was baptizing in AEnon, near Salim, because there was much water there; and they came, and were baptized.

²⁴For John was not yet thrown into prison.

²⁵Then there arose a question on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.

²⁶And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men are going to him.

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

²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I was sent before that man.

²⁹He 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 then hath become full.