John 3:19-35

¹⁹This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, but people sincerely loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

²⁰Everyone who practices evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

²¹Whoever practices the truth comes to the light to show clearly that their deeds have been done with God.”

²²After this, Jesus and His disciples went out into the countryside of Judea, where He remained with them, and baptized.

²³John was also baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

²⁴John had not yet been thrown into prison.

²⁵There were some questions between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.

²⁶They came to John and told him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, that you have testified about — look, He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”

²⁷John replied, “A man can receive nothing, unless it’s given to him from Heaven.

²⁸You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I’m not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’

²⁹The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and rejoices when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This joy of mine is now made complete.

³⁰He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹“He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the Earth belongs to the Earth and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.

³²He testifies about what He has seen and heard, but no one accepts His testimony.

³³The man who has accepted His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

³⁴The one that God has sent speaks God’s words, for God gives the Spirit without measure.

³⁵The Father sincerely loves the Son, and has given everything into His hand.