Treasury of Scripture Knowledge He must increase: but I must decrease. must increase. Psalm 72:17-19 Let his name be blessed for evermore: his name continueth before the sun. And in him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed: all nations shall magnify him. . . . Isaiah 9:7 His empire shall be multiplied, and there shall be no end of peace: he shall sit upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom; to establish it and strengthen it with judgment and with justice, from henceforth and for ever: the zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 53:2,3,12 And he shall grow up as a tender plant before him, and as a root out of a thirsty ground: there is no beauty in him, nor comeliness: and we have seen him, and there was no sightliness, that we should be desirous of him: . . . Daniel 2:34,35,44,45 Thus thou sawest, till a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands: and it struck the statue upon the feet thereof that were of iron and clay, and broke them in pieces. . . . Matthew 13:31-33 Another parable he proposed unto them, saying: The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field. . . . Revelation 11:15 And the seventh angel sounded the trumpet: and there were great voices in heaven, saying: The kingdom of this world is become our Lord's and his Christ's, and he shall reign for ever and ever. Amen. but. Acts 13:36,37 For David, when he had served in his generation, according to the will of God, slept: and was laid unto his fathers and saw corruption. . . . 1 Corinthians 3:5 The ministers of him whom you have believed: and to every one as the Lord hath given. 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 Now if the ministration of death, engraven with letters upon stones, was glorious (so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, for the glory of his countenance), which is made void: . . . Colossians 1:18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things he may hold the primacy: Hebrews 3:2-6 Who is faithful to him that made him, as was also Moses in all his house. . . . Context John's Testimony about Jesus…29He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. 30He must increase: but I must decrease. 31He that cometh from above is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven is above all.… Cross References John 3:29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth Him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. John 3:31 He that cometh from above is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven is above all. Lexicon Heἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. must δεῖ (dei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. increase; αὐξάνειν (auxanein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. I ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [must] decrease. ἐλαττοῦσθαι (elattousthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's Greek 1642: To make less (inferior). From elasson; to lessen. Additional Translations He must increase; I must decrease. It behooves Him to increase, but me to decrease. He must increase, but I must decrease. He must increase, but I must decrease. He must increase, but I must decrease. He must increase, but I must decrease. He must increase, but I must decrease. He must grow greater, but I must grow less. He must increase, but I must decrease. 'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less; Jump to Previous Behoveth Decrease Greater Grow Increase LessJump to Next Behoveth Decrease Greater Grow Increase LessExternal Links John 3:30 NIVJohn 3:30 NLT John 3:30 ESV John 3:30 NASB John 3:30 ASV John 3:30 Bible Apps John 3:30 Biblia Paralela John 3:30 Chinese Bible John 3:30 French Bible John 3:30 German Bible Alphabetical: become but decrease greater He I increase less must NT Gospels: John 3:30 He must increase but I must decrease (Jhn Jo Jn) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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