John 3:22-30

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

²³And John was baptizing in Aenon, beside Salim, for many waters were there; and they came, and were baptized or were christened.

²⁴And John was not yet sent into prison.

²⁵Therefore a question was made of John’s disciples with the Jews, of the purification, (or about the purification), or (the) cleansing.

²⁶And they came to John, and said to him, Master or Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond or over (the) Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witnessing, lo! he baptizeth, and all men come to him. (And they came to John, and said to him, Teacher, he who was with thee on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom thou hast witnessed, or thou hast testified, behold! he baptizeth, and all come to him.)

²⁷John answered, and said, A man may not take anything, no but it be given to him from heaven. (John answered, and said, No one can receive anything, unless it be given to him from heaven, yea, from God.)

²⁸Ye yourselves bear witnessing to me, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. (Ye yourselves can bear witness to me, or can testify about me, that I said, I am not the Messiah, but that I am sent before him.)

²⁹He that hath a wife, is the husband or the spouse; but the friend of the spouse that standeth, and heareth him, joyeth with joy, for the voice of the spouse. Therefore in this thing my joy is fulfilled.

³⁰It behooveth him to wax, (or It is necessary for him to grow, or to increase), but me to be made less or to be diminished.