John 3:30
He must increase; I must decrease.
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must increase.

Psalm 72:17-19
May his name endure forever; may his name increase as long as the sun shines. In him may all nations be blessed; may they call him blessed. . . .

Isaiah 9:7
Of 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.

Isaiah 53:2, 3, 12
He 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. . . .

Daniel 2:34, 35, 44, 45
While you were watching, a stone was cut out, but not by human hands. It struck the statue on its feet of iron and clay, and crushed them. . . .

Matthew 13:31-33
Jesus put before them another parable: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a man planted in his field. . . .

Revelation 11:15
Then 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."

but.

Acts 13:36, 37
For when David had served God's purpose in his own generation, he fell asleep. His body was buried with his fathers and saw decay. . . .

1 Corinthians 3:5
What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role.

2 Corinthians 3:7-11
Now 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, . . .

Colossians 1:18
And 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.

Hebrews 3:2-6
He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He must increase, but I must decrease.

King James Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He must increase, but I must decrease."

International Standard Version
He must become more important, but I must become less important."

NET Bible
He must become more important while I become less important."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
It is necessary for him to increase and for me to decrease.
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