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29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly[a] when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:29 tn Grk “rejoices with joy” (an idiom).
  2. John 3:29 tn Grk “Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.”

29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(A) 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.(B)

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