30He must increase, but I must decrease.


In Context

27 John answered, |A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

28 You yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'

29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

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

32 What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.

John 3:30 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

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

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

3:30He must become greater; I must become less.

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 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.