27. John answered, “A person can receive only what God gives.
28. You yourselves heard me say, ‘I am not the Messiah. I am only the one God sent to prepare the way for him.’
29. The bride always belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who helps the bridegroom just waits and listens. He is happy just to hear the bridegroom talk. That’s how I feel now. I am so happy that he is here.
30. He must become more and more important, and I must become less important.
31. “The one who comes from above is greater than all others. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth. He talks about things that are on the earth. But the one who comes from heaven is greater than all others.