John 3:30
It behooveth him to wax, (or It is necessary for him to grow, or to increase), but me to be made less [or to be diminished].
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He must increase, but I must decrease.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 9:7His empire shall be multiplied, and none end shall be of his peace; he shall sit on the seat of David, and on the realm of him, that he confirm it, and make (it) strong in doom and rightfulness, from henceforth and till into without end. The fervent love of the Lord of hosts shall make this (happen). (His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end to his peace; he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, so that he can establish it, and make it strong in justice, or in judgement, and righteousness, from henceforth until forever. The fervent love of the Lord of hosts shall make this happen.)
Isaiah 53:12Therefore I shall yield, either deal, to him full many men, and he shall part the spoils of the strong fiends; for that that he gave his life into death, and was areckoned with felonious men; and he did away the sin of many men, and he prayed for trespassers. (And so I shall give to him a portion with the great, and he shall part the spoils with the strong; for he gave his life unto death, and was reckoned with criminals; and he did away the sin of many, and he prayed for trespassers.)
Daniel 2:44Forsooth in the days of those realms, (the) God of heaven shall raise (up) a realm, that shall not be destroyed without end, and his realm shall not be given to another people; it shall make less, and (shall) waste all these realms, and it shall stand without end,
Acts 13:36But David in his generation, when he had ministered to the will of God (or when he had served the will of God), died [or slept], and was laid with his fathers, and saw corruption;
2 Corinthians 3:7And if the ministration of death written by letter (s) in stones was in glory, so that the children of Israel might not behold into the face of Moses, for the glory of his face, which [glory] is voided (or is done away),
Hebrews 3:2which is true to him that made him, as also Moses in all the house (hold) of him.
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 →