14aAnd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so bmust the Son of Man be lifted up,
15that whoever abelieves in Him should not perish butbhave eternal life.
16aFor God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten bSon, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
17aFor God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18a“He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19And this is the condemnation, athat the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20For aeveryone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.
21But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been adone in God.”
John the Baptist Exalts Christ
22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them aand baptized.
23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near aSalim, because there was much water there. bAnd they came and were baptized.
25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.
26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, ato whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all bare coming to Him!”
27 John answered and said, a“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, a‘I am not the Christ,’ but, b‘I have been sent before Him.’
29aHe who has the bride is the bridegroom; but bthe friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
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