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English Standard Version

A voice cries: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Isaiah 40:3

John said:

He must increase, but I must decrease.

John 3:30

Isaiah 40 (English Standard Version)

1 Comfort, comfort my people, says your God.
2 Speak tenderly to Jerusalem,
and cry to her
that her warfare is ended,
that her iniquity is pardoned,
that she has received from the Lord's hand
double for all her sins.
3 A voice cries:
“In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord;
make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
4 Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
5 And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
and all flesh shall see it together,
for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.”
6 A voice says, “Cry!”
And I said, “What shall I cry?”
All flesh is grass,
and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.

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John 3 (English Standard Version)

27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”
31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.

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Free Bible Version

A voice is heard calling, Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God through the desert.

Isaiah 40:3

John said:

He must become more important, and I must become less important.

John 3:30

Isaiah 40 (Free Bible Version)

1 “Comfort, yes comfort my people!” says your God.
2 “Speak lovingly to the people of Jerusalem, telling them that their hard times are over, that their sins have been forgiven, and that the Lord has paid them twice over for their sins.”
3 A voice is heard calling, “Prepare the way for the Lord in the wilderness, make a straight highway for our God through the desert.
4 Fill in all the valleys; level all the mountains and hills; smooth out the uneven ground; make the rough places flat.
5 The Lord's glory will be revealed, and everyone will see it together. This is what the Lord has declared.”
6 A voice is heard saying, “Shout it out.” I asked, “What shall I shout?” “All human beings are like grass, and all their trustworthiness is like the flowers of the field.

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John 3 (Free Bible Version)

27 “No one receives anything unless they're given it from heaven,” John replied.
28 “You yourselves can testify that I declared, ‘I'm not the Messiah. I've been sent to prepare his way.’
29 The bridegroom is the one who has the bride! The best man waits, listening for the bridegroom, and is so happy when he hears the bridegroom's voice—in the same way my happiness is now complete.
30 He must become more important, and I must become less important.”
31 He who comes from above is greater than all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and talks about earthly things. He who comes from heaven is greater than all.
32 He gives evidence about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts what he has to say.
33 Yet anyone who accepts what he says confirms that God is truthful.

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