New Testament · SCRIPTURE
John 3:28
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You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
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Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
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You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
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You⁺ yourselves testify to me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I am sent before Him.’
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
John 3
26 So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
27 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
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