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John 3:30–31

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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.
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From verse 30

  1. Colossians 1:18Rank 1 from verse 30
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    18And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

  2. Psalms 72:17–19Rank 2 from verse 30
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    17His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed.

    18Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, who only doeth wondrous things.

    19And blessed be his glorious name for ever: and let the whole earth be filled with his glory; Amen, and Amen.

  3. Hebrews 3:2–6Rank 3 from verse 30
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    2Who was faithful to him that appointed him, as also Moses was faithful in all his house.

    3For this man was counted worthy of more glory than Moses, inasmuch as he who hath builded the house hath more honour than the house.

    4For every house is builded by some man; but he that built all things is God.

    5And Moses verily was faithful in all his house, as a servant, for a testimony of those things which were to be spoken after;

    6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

  4. Isaiah 9:7Rank 4 from verse 30
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    7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this.

  5. 1 Corinthians 3:5Rank 5 from verse 30
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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?

  6. Revelation 11:15Rank 6 from verse 30
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    15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.

  7. Acts 13:36–37Rank 7 from verse 30
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    36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

    37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

  8. Daniel 2:34–35Rank 8 from verse 30
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    34Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.

    35Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the chaff of the summer threshingfloors; and the wind carried them away, that no place was found for them: and the stone that smote the image became a great mountain, and filled the whole earth.

  9. Daniel 2:44–45Rank 9 from verse 30
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    44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

    45Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.

  10. Isaiah 53:12Rank 10 from verse 30
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    12Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

  11. 2 Corinthians 3:7–11Rank 11 from verse 30
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    7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

    8How shall not the ministration of the spirit be rather glorious?

    9For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory.

    10For even that which was made glorious had no glory in this respect, by reason of the glory that excelleth.

    11For if that which is done away was glorious, much more that which remaineth is glorious.

  12. Matthew 13:31–33Rank 12 from verse 30
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    31¶ Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field:

    32Which indeed is the least of all seeds: but when it is grown, it is the greatest among herbs, and becometh a tree, so that the birds of the air come and lodge in the branches thereof.

    33¶ Another parable spake he unto them; The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven, which a woman took, and hid in three measures of meal, till the whole was leavened.

  13. Isaiah 53:2–3Rank 13 from verse 30
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    2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.

    3He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

From verse 31

  1. John 8:23Rank 1 from verse 31
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    23And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

  2. Matthew 28:18Rank 2 from verse 31
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    18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

  3. Romans 9:5Rank 3 from verse 31
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    5Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.

  4. John 6:33Rank 4 from verse 31
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    33For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.

  5. 1 John 4:5Rank 5 from verse 31
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    5They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.

  6. John 3:12–13Rank 6 from verse 31
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    12If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

    13And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

  7. Philippians 2:9–11Rank 7 from verse 31
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    9Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:

    10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

    11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

  8. John 6:51Rank 8 from verse 31
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    51I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

  9. Revelation 19:16Rank 9 from verse 31
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    16And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.

  10. John 16:27–28Rank 10 from verse 31
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    27For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

    28I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father.

  11. John 5:21–25Rank 11 from verse 31
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    21For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth them; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.

    22For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son:

    23That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him.

    24Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.

    25Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

  12. Acts 10:36Rank 12 from verse 31
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    36The word which God sent unto the children of Israel, preaching peace by Jesus Christ: (he is Lord of all:)

  13. John 1:27Rank 13 from verse 31
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    27He it is, who coming after me is preferred before me, whose shoe’s latchet I am not worthy to unloose.

  14. 1 Peter 3:22Rank 14 from verse 31
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    22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

  15. Ephesians 1:20–21Rank 15 from verse 31
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    20Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,

    21Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come:

  16. Ephesians 4:8–10Rank 16 from verse 31
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    8Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.

    9(Now that he ascended, what is it but that he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth?

    10He that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things.)

  17. 1 Corinthians 15:47–48Rank 17 from verse 31
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    47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

    48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

  18. Hebrews 9:1Rank 18 from verse 31
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    1THEN verily the first covenant had also ordinances of divine service, and a worldly sanctuary.

  19. Hebrews 9:9–10Rank 19 from verse 31
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    9Which was a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

    10Which stood only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed on them until the time of reformation.

  20. John 1:15Rank 20 from verse 31
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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.

  21. John 1:30Rank 21 from verse 31
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    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man which is preferred before me: for he was before me.

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John 3:30

COMBINED MEANING

increase

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Sense 1: Growth, produce, yield, offspring, gain, or enlargement. Sense 2: To grow, multiply, add to, enlarge, or intensify.

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COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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John 3:31

COMBINED MEANING

earth

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Sense 1: The world in distinction from heaven. Sense 2: Dry land, ground, soil, or dust. Sense 3: A land, region, or its inhabitants.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

earthly

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Pertaining to the earth or present world; material or worldly rather than heavenly.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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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.

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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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