27. John answered, “People can’t receive anything unless it has been given to them from heaven.
28. You are witnesses that I said, ‘I’m not the Messiah, but I’ve been sent ahead of him.’
29. “The groom is the person to whom the bride belongs. The best man, who stands and listens to him, is overjoyed when the groom speaks. This is the joy that I feel.
30. He must increase in importance, while I must decrease in importance.