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John 3:25–27

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¶ Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
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From verse 25

  1. John 2:6Rank 1 from verse 25
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    6And there were set there six waterpots of stone, after the manner of the purifying of the Jews, containing two or three firkins apiece.

  2. Matthew 3:11Rank 2 from verse 25
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    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:

  3. Hebrews 6:2Rank 3 from verse 25
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    2Of the doctrine of baptisms, and of laying on of hands, and of resurrection of the dead, and of eternal judgment.

  4. 1 Peter 3:21Rank 4 from verse 25
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    21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

  5. Hebrews 9:10Rank 5 from verse 25
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    10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

  6. Hebrews 9:23Rank 6 from verse 25
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    23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

  7. Hebrews 9:13–14Rank 7 from verse 25
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    13For if the blood of bulls and of goats, and the ashes of an heifer sprinkling the unclean, sanctifieth to the purifying of the flesh:

    14How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?

  8. Mark 7:8Rank 8 from verse 25
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    8For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.

  9. Mark 7:2–5Rank 9 from verse 25
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    2And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

    3For the Pharisees, and all the Jews, except they wash their hands oft, eat not, holding the tradition of the elders.

    4And when they come from the market, except they wash, they eat not. And many other things there be, which they have received to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots, brasen vessels, and of tables.

    5Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?

From verse 26

  1. John 1:7Rank 1 from verse 26
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    7The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe.

  2. Galatians 6:12–13Rank 2 from verse 26
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    12As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

    13For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

  3. James 3:14–18Rank 3 from verse 26
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    14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

    16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

    18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

  4. John 1:15Rank 4 from verse 26
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    15¶ John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me.

  5. John 12:19Rank 5 from verse 26
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    19The Pharisees therefore said among themselves, Perceive ye how ye prevail nothing? behold, the world is gone after him.

  6. 1 Corinthians 3:3–5Rank 6 from verse 26
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    3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

    4For while one saith, I am of Paul; and another, I am of Apollos; are ye not carnal?

    5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

  7. Acts 19:26–27Rank 7 from verse 26
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    26Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath persuaded and turned away much people, saying that they be no gods, which are made with hands:

    27So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set at nought; but also that the temple of the great goddess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world worshippeth.

  8. Galatians 5:20–21Rank 8 from verse 26
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    20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

    21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

  9. Isaiah 45:23Rank 9 from verse 26
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    23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.

  10. John 1:26–36Rank 10 from verse 26
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    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there standeth one among you, whom ye know not;

    27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, where John was baptizing.

    29¶ The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.

    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

    31And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.

    32And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.

    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

    34And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

    35¶ Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

    36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

  11. John 11:48Rank 11 from verse 26
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    48If we let him thus alone, all men will believe on him: and the Romans shall come and take away both our place and nation.

  12. Ecclesiastes 4:4Rank 12 from verse 26
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    4¶ Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this a man is envied of his neighbour. This is also vanity and vexation of spirit.

  13. James 4:5–6Rank 13 from verse 26
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    5Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

    6But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble.

  14. John 1:9Rank 14 from verse 26
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    9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

  15. John 3:2Rank 15 from verse 26
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    2The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

  16. Matthew 23:7Rank 16 from verse 26
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    7And greetings in the markets, and to be called of men, Rabbi, Rabbi.

  17. Numbers 11:26–29Rank 17 from verse 26
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    26But there remained two of the men in the camp, the name of the one was Eldad, and the name of the other Medad: and the spirit rested upon them; and they were of them that were written, but went not out unto the tabernacle: and they prophesied in the camp.

    27And there ran a young man, and told Moses, and said, Eldad and Medad do prophesy in the camp.

    28And Joshua the son of Nun, the servant of Moses, one of his young men, answered and said, My lord Moses, forbid them.

    29And Moses said unto him, Enviest thou for my sake? would God that all the Lord’s people were prophets, and that the Lord would put his spirit upon them!

  18. Psalms 65:2Rank 18 from verse 26
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    2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

From verse 27

  1. James 1:17Rank 1 from verse 27
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    17Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

  2. 1 Corinthians 4:7Rank 2 from verse 27
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    7For who maketh thee to differ from another? and what hast thou that thou didst not receive? now if thou didst receive it, why dost thou glory, as if thou hadst not received it?

  3. 1 Corinthians 15:10Rank 3 from verse 27
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    10But by the grace of God I am what I am: and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I laboured more abundantly than they all: yet not I, but the grace of God which was with me.

  4. 1 Peter 4:10–11Rank 4 from verse 27
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    10As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

    11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  5. 1 Corinthians 2:12–14Rank 5 from verse 27
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    12Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.

    13Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

    14But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

  6. Amos 7:15Rank 6 from verse 27
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    15And the Lord took me as I followed the flock, and the Lord said unto me, Go, prophesy unto my people Israel.

  7. Jeremiah 1:5Rank 7 from verse 27
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    5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

  8. Matthew 25:15Rank 8 from verse 27
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    15And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey.

  9. Ephesians 3:7–8Rank 9 from verse 27
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    7Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

    8Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, is this grace given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

  10. Hebrews 5:4–5Rank 10 from verse 27
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    4And no man taketh this honour unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.

    5So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, to day have I begotten thee.

  11. Jeremiah 17:16Rank 11 from verse 27
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    16As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.

  12. Numbers 17:5Rank 12 from verse 27
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    5And it shall come to pass, that the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.

  13. Matthew 21:25Rank 13 from verse 27
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    25The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

  14. 1 Timothy 2:7Rank 14 from verse 27
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    7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.

  15. Mark 11:30–31Rank 15 from verse 27
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    30The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

    31And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

  16. Romans 12:6Rank 16 from verse 27
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    6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

  17. 1 Chronicles 28:4–5Rank 17 from verse 27
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    4Howbeit the Lord God of Israel chose me before all the house of my father to be king over Israel for ever: for he hath chosen Judah to be the ruler; and of the house of Judah, the house of my father; and among the sons of my father he liked me to make me king over all Israel:

    5And of all my sons, (for the Lord hath given me many sons,) he hath chosen Solomon my son to sit upon the throne of the kingdom of the Lord over Israel.

  18. Mark 13:34Rank 18 from verse 27
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    34For the Son of man is as a man taking a far journey, who left his house, and gave authority to his servants, and to every man his work, and commanded the porter to watch.

  19. Numbers 16:9–11Rank 19 from verse 27
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    9Seemeth it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to himself to do the service of the tabernacle of the Lord, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them?

    10And he hath brought thee near to him, and all thy brethren the sons of Levi with thee: and seek ye the priesthood also?

    11For which cause both thou and all thy company are gathered together against the Lord: and what is Aaron, that ye murmur against him?

  20. 1 Corinthians 12:11Rank 20 from verse 27
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    11But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.

  21. 1 Corinthians 3:5Rank 21 from verse 27
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    5Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man?

  22. Ephesians 1:1Rank 22 from verse 27
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    1PAUL, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, to the saints which are at Ephesus, and to the faithful in Christ Jesus:

  23. Romans 1:5Rank 23 from verse 27
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    5By whom we have received grace and apostleship, for obedience to the faith among all nations, for his name:

  24. 1 Corinthians 1:1Rank 24 from verse 27
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    1PAUL, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and Sosthenes our brother,

  25. Galatians 1:1Rank 25 from verse 27
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    1PAUL, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

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John 3:25

COMBINED MEANING

arose

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1. Rose, stood up, got up, or moved upward from a lower, lying, seated, fallen, or inactive position. 2. Began, emerged, appeared, came into being, or came forward. 3. Took action, intervened, or undertook the stated work. 4. Rose from death; returned to life.

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about

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1. Around or near in place, position, or movement; on every side, in a circuit, from place to place, or turned from one direction or state toward another. 2. Approximately in number, measure, distance, or time. 3. Concerning, occupied with, or engaged in a matter. 4. On the point of, intending, or attempting an action.

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COMBINED MEANING

purifying

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Making pure or clean; the act or process of cleansing from pollution, ceremonially, physically, or morally.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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John 3:26

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Rabbi

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A title meaning Master.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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whom

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The objective form of who, referring to the person or persons acted upon or related to.

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thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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witness

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Sense 1: A person or thing that attests, testifies, records, or supplies evidence; also testimony, record, or the act of bearing testimony. Sense 2: To see in person, testify, attest, or give evidence.

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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John 3:27

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answered

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of answer, meaning to reply, respond, or give account.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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man

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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.

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except

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Sense 1: Unless; with the exclusion of; apart from. Sense 2: To exclude or leave out. Sense 3: To object or take exception.

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COMBINED MEANING

heaven

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Sense 1: The firmament or expanse above the earth, including the sky and the region of the sun, moon, stars, clouds, rain, and flying creatures. Sense 2: The realm above spoken of as God's throne and dwelling place, and as the place of angels, heavenly beings, and the righteous. Sense 3: By metonymy, God, heavenly authority or source, or those who dwell there.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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3:25¶ Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.

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3:26And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

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3:27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

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3:28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

3:29He 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.

3:30He must increase, but I must decrease.

3:31He 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.

3:32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

3:33He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

3:34For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

3:36He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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