30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that is come from on high, is above all: he that is of the earth, is of the [a]earth, and [b]speaketh of the earth: he that is come from heaven, is above all.

32 And what he hath [c]seen and heard, that he testifieth: but [d]no man receiveth his testimony.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:31 Is nothing else but man, a piece of work and of the slime of the earth.
  2. John 3:31 Savoreth of nothing but corruption, ignorance, dullness, etc.
  3. John 3:32 What he knoweth fully and perfectly.
  4. John 3:32 That is, very few.

30 He must become greater; I must become less.”[a]

31 The one who comes from above(A) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(B) The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard,(C) but no one accepts his testimony.(D)

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  1. John 3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.