30He must become greater; I must become less.


In Context

27 To this John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ but am sent ahead of him.'

29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

30 He must become greater; I must become less.

31 "The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all.

32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.

John 3:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I [must] decrease.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:30'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.