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John 3:29 KJV
John · chapter 3 · verse 29 · King James Version
He 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.John 3:29 · King James Version
John 3:29 in context
27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
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.
30He must increase, but I must decrease.
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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Key words (Strong's)
- bridegroomnymphiosa bridegroomG3566 →
- rejoicethchairōto rejoice, be glad, to rejoice exceedingly, to be well, thrive, in salutations, hail!…G5463 →
- standethhistēmito cause or make to stand, to place, put, set, to bid to stand by, [set up], in the…G2476 →
- hearethakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- greatlycharajoy, gladness, the joy received from you, the cause or occasion of joy, of persons who…G5479 →
- friendphilosfriend, to be friendly to one, wish him well, a friend, an associate, he who associates…G5384 →
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