17. God did not send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through Him.
18. The one who believes in Him is not condemned; but whoever does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not put his trust in the name of the one and only Ben-Elohim.
19. “Now this is the judgment, that the light has come into the world and men loved the darkness instead of the light, because their deeds were evil.
20. For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.
21. But whoever practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be made known that his deeds have been accomplished in God.”
22. Afterwards, Yeshua and His disciples came to the land of Judea. There He was staying with them and immersing.
23. Now John also was immersing at Aenon near Salim, because much water was there and many were coming and being immersed;
24. for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25. Now an argument came up between John’s disciples and a Judean concerning purification.
26. They came to John and said, “Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—look, He is immersing, and all are coming to Him!”
27. John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28. You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,’ but rather, ‘I am sent before Him.’
29. The one who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the best man rejoices when he stands and hears the bridegroom’s voice. So now my joy is complete!
30. He must increase, while I must decrease.”
31. The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaks. The One who comes from heaven is above all.