28. Surely you remember how I told you that I am not the Messiah. I am only the one sent ahead of him.
29. At a wedding the groom is the one who gets married. The best man is glad just to be there and to hear the groom's voice. That's why I am so glad.
30. Jesus must become more important, while I become less important.
31. God's Son comes from heaven and is above all others. Everyone who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all others.
32. He speaks about what he has seen and heard, and yet no one believes him.
33. But everyone who does believe him has shown that God is truthful.
34. The Son was sent to speak God's message, and he has been given the full power of God's Spirit.
35. The Father loves the Son and has given him everything.