John 3:31
He who is coming from above is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaks; He who is coming from Heaven is above all.
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30It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
32And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
Cross References
Matthew 28:18And having come near, Jesus spoke to them, saying, “All authority in Heaven and on earth was given to Me;
John 1:27of whom I am not worthy that I may loose the strap of His sandal.”
John 3:12if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?
John 6:33for the bread of God is Him coming down out of Heaven, and giving life to the world.”
John 8:23And He said to them, “You are from beneath, I am from above; you are of this world, I am not of this world;
Acts 10:36the word that He sent to the sons of Israel, proclaiming good news—peace through Jesus Christ (this One is Lord of all),
Matthew Henry on John 3:23-36
John's Testimony to Christ. 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. 23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24 For John was not yet cast into prison. 25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. 26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest… Read the whole commentary →