Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He must become greater; I must become less.” New Living Translation He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less. English Standard Version He must increase, but I must decrease.” Berean Standard Bible He must increase; I must decrease. Berean Literal Bible It behooves Him to increase, but me to decrease. King James Bible He must increase, but I must decrease. New King James Version He must increase, but I must decrease. New American Standard Bible He must increase, but I must decrease. NASB 1995 “He must increase, but I must decrease. NASB 1977 “He must increase, but I must decrease. Legacy Standard Bible He must increase, but I must decrease. Amplified Bible He must increase [in prominence], but I must decrease. Christian Standard Bible He must increase, but I must decrease.” Holman Christian Standard Bible He must increase, but I must decrease.” American Standard Version He must increase, but I must decrease. Contemporary English Version Jesus must become more important, while I become less important. English Revised Version He must increase, but I must decrease. GOD'S WORD® Translation He must increase in importance, while I must decrease in importance. Good News Translation He must become more important while I become less important." International Standard Version He must become more important, but I must become less important." Majority Standard Bible He must increase; I must decrease. NET Bible He must become more important while I become less important." New Heart English Bible He must increase, but I must decrease. Webster's Bible Translation He must increase, but I must decrease. Weymouth New Testament He must grow greater, but I must grow less. World English Bible He must increase, but I must decrease. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionIt is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less; Berean Literal Bible It behooves Him to increase, but me to decrease. Young's Literal Translation 'Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less; Smith's Literal Translation He must increase, and I must be diminished. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe must increase, but I must decrease. Catholic Public Domain Version He must increase, while I must decrease. New American Bible He must increase; I must decrease.” New Revised Standard Version He must increase, but I must decrease.” Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe must become greater and I lesser. Aramaic Bible in Plain English It is necessary for him to increase and for me to decrease. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentHe must increase, but I must decrease. Godbey New Testament It behooveth Him to increase, and me to decrease. Haweis New Testament He must grow great, but I diminutive. Mace New Testament he must advance, Weymouth New Testament He must grow greater, but I must grow less. Worrell New Testament He must increase, but I must decrease. Worsley New Testament He must increase, but I must decrease. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context John's Testimony about Jesus…29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30He must increase; I must decrease. 31The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.… Cross References Philippians 2:5-8 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus: / Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, / but emptied Himself, taking the form of a servant, being made in human likeness. ... Matthew 23:12 For whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted. James 4:10 Humble yourselves before the Lord, and He will exalt you. 1 Peter 5:6 Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. Luke 14:11 For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and the one who humbles himself will be exalted.” Matthew 20:26-28 It shall not be this way among you. Instead, whoever wants to become great among you must be your servant, / and whoever wants to be first among you must be your slave— / just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.” Mark 9:35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.” 1 Corinthians 3:5-7 What then is Apollos? And what is Paul? They are servants through whom you believed, as the Lord has assigned to each his role. / I planted the seed and Apollos watered it, but God made it grow. / So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. Galatians 6:14 But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 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. Romans 12:3 For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you. 2 Corinthians 4:5 For we do not proclaim ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, and ourselves as your servants for Jesus’ sake. 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 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. / He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. Psalm 115:1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to Your name be the glory, because of Your loving devotion, because of Your faithfulness. Treasury of Scripture He must increase, but I must decrease. must increase. Psalm 72:17-19 His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed… Isaiah 9:7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 53:2,3,12 For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him… but. Acts 13:36,37 For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption: … 1 Corinthians 3:5 Who then is Paul, and who is Apollos, but ministers by whom ye believed, even as the Lord gave to every man? 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away: … Jump to Previous Behoveth Decrease Greater Grow Increase LessJump to Next Behoveth Decrease Greater Grow Increase LessJohn 3 1. Jesus teaches Nicodemus the necessity of being born again,14. of faith in his death, 16. the great love of God toward the world, 18. and the condemnation for unbelief. 22. Jesus baptizes in Judea. 23. The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Jesus. He must increase This phrase emphasizes the necessity and divine imperative of Jesus' prominence and authority growing. The Greek word for "must" is "dei," which indicates a binding necessity or inevitability. This reflects the divine plan and purpose that Jesus' role and influence are to expand. Historically, this aligns with the prophetic anticipation of the Messiah's kingdom, as foretold in the Old Testament. The increase of Jesus signifies the fulfillment of God's redemptive plan through Christ, who is to be exalted above all. but I must decrease Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Heἐκεῖνον (ekeinon) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 1565: That, that one there, yonder. From ekei; that one (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed. must δεῖ (dei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary. increase; αὐξάνειν (auxanein) Verb - Present Infinitive Active Strong's 837: (a) I cause to increase, become greater (b) I increase, grow. A prolonged form of a primary verb; to grow, i.e. Enlarge. I ἐμὲ (eme) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. [must] decrease. ἐλαττοῦσθαι (elattousthai) Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive Strong's 1642: To make less (inferior). From elasson; to lessen. 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