Old Testament

John 3:25-30, 4:1
25Then an argument broke out between John's disciples and a certain Jew[] about purification. 26His disciples came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you testified—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
27John answered, “A man cannot receive a single thing, unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28You yourselves are witnesses that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of him.’ 29The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. But the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and listens for him, is overjoyed when he hears the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine is now complete. 30He must increase, but I must decrease.”
The Samaritan Woman
41Jesus[] found out that the Pharisees had heard he was making and baptizing more disciples than John,

Footnotes

  • 3:25 Some witnesses to the text read and some Jews.
  • 4:1 Some witnesses to the text read The Lord.