John 3:27-30 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven. ²⁸ Ye yourselves bear witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him. ²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice; this my joy therefore is made full. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.