19. And this is the verdict, that the light came into the world, but people preferred darkness to light, because their works were evil.
20. For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come toward the light, so that his works might not be exposed.
21. But whoever lives the truth comes to the light, so that his works may be clearly seen as done in God.
22. After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the region of Judea, where he spent some time with them baptizing.
23. John was also baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there, and people came to be baptized,
24. for John had not yet been imprisoned.
25. Now a dispute arose between the disciples of John and a Jew about ceremonial washings.
26. So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.”
27. John answered and said, “No one can receive anything except what has been given him from heaven.
28. You yourselves can testify that I said [that] I am not the Messiah, but that I was sent before him.
29. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom; the best man, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. So this joy of mine has been made complete.
30. He must increase; I must decrease.”
31. The one who comes from above is above all. The one who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of earthly things. But the one who comes from heaven [is above all].