John 3:30

← John 3:29	John 3:30 (KJV)	John 3:31 →
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.	He must increase, but I must decrease.	He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

He^G1565 must^G1163 increase^G837, but^G1161 I^G1691 must decrease^G1642.

Original Greek

ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ἐκεῖνον	ekeinon	G1565	D-ASM	He
δεῖ	dei	G1163	V-PAI-3S	must
αὐξάνειν,	auxanein	G837	V-PAN	increase
ἐμὲ	eme	G1691	P-1AS	I
δὲ	de	G1161	CONJ	but
ἐλαττοῦσθαι.	elattousthai	G1642	V-PPN	decrease

Strong's References

G837 — αὐξάνω (auxánō, owx-an'-o): a prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow ("wax"), i.e. enlarge (literal or figurative, active or passive); grow (up), (give the) increase
G1161 — δέ (dé, deh): a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.; also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English)
G1163 — δεῖ (deî, die): 3rd person singular active present of δέω (déō) G1210; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding); behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should
G1565 — ἐκεῖνος (ekeînos, ek-i'-nos): from ἐκεῖ (ekeî) G1563; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed; he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), X their, X them, they, this, those. See also οὗτος (hoûtos) G3778.
G1642 — ἐλαττόω (elattóō, el-at-to'-o): from ἐλάσσων (elássōn) G1640; to lessen (in rank or influence); decrease, make lower
G1691 — ἐμέ (emé, em-eh'): a prolonged form of μέ (mé) G3165; me; I, me, my(-self)

Cross References

Verse Cross-References

but — Acts 13:36-37, 1 Corinthians 3:5, 2 Corinthians 3:7-11, Colossians 1:18, Hebrews 3:2-6
must increase — Psalms 72:17-19, Isaiah 9:7, Isaiah 53:2-3, Isaiah 53:12, Daniel 2:34-35, Daniel 2:44-45, Matthew 13:31-33, Revelation 11:15

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