28. You yourselves are witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ. I was sent ahead of him.'
29. The bride belongs to the groom. The friend who helps the groom waits and listens for him. He is full of joy when he hears the groom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30. He must become more important. I must become less important.
31. "The One who comes from above is above everything. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks like someone from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above everything.
32. He gives witness to what he has seen and heard. But no one accepts what he says.
33. Anyone who has accepted it has said, 'Yes. God is truthful.'
34. The One whom God has sent speaks God's words. God gives the Holy Spirit without limit.
35. "The Father loves the Son and has put everything into his hands.