John 3:29-36

²⁹The bridegroom is the one who has the bride! The best man waits, listening for the bridegroom, and is so happy when he hears the bridegroom's voice—in the same way my happiness is now complete.

³⁰He must become more important, and I must become less important.”

³¹He who comes from above is greater than all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and talks about earthly things. He who comes from heaven is greater than all.

³²He gives evidence about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts what he has to say.

³³Yet anyone who accepts what he says confirms that God is truthful.

³⁴For the one God sent speaks God's words, because God doesn't restrict the Spirit.

³⁵The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.

³⁶Anyone who trusts in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to trust the Son will not experience eternal life but remains under God's condemnation.