Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
he must advance,
New American Standard Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease.
King James Version
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Holman Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease.”
International Standard Version
He must become more important, but I must become less important."
A Conservative Version
It is necessary for that man to increase, but me to decrease.
American Standard Version
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Amplified
He must increase [in prominence], but I must decrease.
An Understandable Version
He [i.e., Jesus] must increase [in importance and influence], while I must decrease."
Anderson New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Bible in Basic English
He has to become greater while I become less.
Common New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Darby Translation
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Godbey New Testament
It behooveth Him to increase, and me to decrease.
Goodspeed New Testament
He must grow greater and greater, but I less and less."
John Wesley New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease. He that cometh from above is above all:
Julia Smith Translation
He must increase, and I must be diminished.
King James 2000
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Lexham Expanded Bible
It is necessary for that one to increase, but [for] me to decrease."
Modern King James verseion
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He must increase: and I must decrease.
Moffatt New Testament
He must wax, I must wane."
Montgomery New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
NET Bible
He must become more important while I become less important."
New Heart English Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Noyes New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Sawyer New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
The Emphasized Bible
That One, it behoveth to increase, - but, me, to decrease.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
He must grow great, but I diminutive.
Twentieth Century New Testament
He must become greater, and I less."
Webster
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Weymouth New Testament
He must grow greater, but I must grow less.
Williams New Testament
He must grow greater and greater, but I less and less."
World English Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Worrell New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Worsley New Testament
He must increase, but I must decrease.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;
Themes
John » Testifies to the messiahship of jesus
John the baptist » Baptism by » His testimony concerning Christ
Topics
Interlinear
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 3:30
Devotionals containing John 3:30
References
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:30
Images John 3:30
Prayers for John 3:30
Verse Info
Context Readings
Additional Testimony By John The Baptist About Jesus
29 the bridegroom is he that hath a right to the bride: as for the friend of the bridegroom, who is nigh his person and heareth him, he greatly rejoyces at the voice of the bridegroom: upon this account my joy is compleat. 30 he must advance, 31 but I must decline. he that cometh from above, is above all: he that is from the earth, is earthly, and his language is likewise earthly: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 13:31-33
He propos'd another parable to them, which was this; the gospel-state is like a grain of mustard-seed which a man took to sow in his field.
Acts 13:36-37
for David, after he had serv'd in his time the designs of providence, died and was buryed with his fathers, and was subject to corruption.
1 Corinthians 3:5
who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye have received faith according to the divine gifts imparted to each of them?
2 Corinthians 3:7-11
now if the law engraven on stone, the letter of whose sanction is death, was delivered with such glory, that the children of Israel could not steadily behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance, tho' it was transient;
Colossians 1:18
he himself is the head of the church, which is his body. he is the prince, the first-born from the dead, that in all things he might be chief.
Hebrews 3:2-6
who was faithful to him that constituted him such, as Moses likewise was faithful in all his administration of God's house.
Revelation 11:15
The seventh angel sounded, and there were great voices in heaven, crying, "the kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord, and of his Christ, and he shall reign for ever and ever."