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John 3:30

He must increase; I must decrease.

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He must increase, but I must decrease.

KJV

He must increase, but I must decrease.

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6 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ἐκεῖνονekeinonHimG1565 →
δεῖdeiit behoovesG1163 →
αὐξάνειν,auxaneinto increase,G837 →
ἐμὲememe myselfG1473 →
δὲdehoweverG1161 →
ἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaito decrease.G1642 →

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Colossians 1:18And He is the head of the body, the church; He is the beginning and firstborn from among the dead, so that in all things He may have preeminence.Psalms 72:17–19May his name endure forever; may his name continue as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed.Hebrews 3:2–6He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.Isaiah 9:7Of the increase of His government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on the throne of David and over his kingdom, to establish and sustain it with justice and righteousness from that time and forevermore. The zeal of the LORD of Hosts will accomplish this.1 Corinthians 3:5What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and loud voices called out in heaven: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and He will reign forever and ever.”Acts 13:36–37For when David had served God’s purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay.Isaiah 53:12Therefore I will allot Him a portion with the great, and He will divide the spoils with the strong, because He has poured out His life unto death, and He was numbered with the transgressors. Yet He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.Daniel 2:34–35As you watched, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them.Daniel 2:44–45In the days of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will shatter all these kingdoms and bring them to an end, but will itself stand forever.2 Corinthians 3:7–11Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,Matthew 11:11Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.Matthew 13:31–33He put before them another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field.1 Chronicles 22:5And David said, “My son Solomon is young and inexperienced, and the house to be built for the LORD must be exceedingly magnificent—famous and glorious throughout all lands. Therefore I must make preparations for it.” So David made lavish preparations before his death.Isaiah 53:2–3He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.

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