John 3:26-29
26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all are coming to Him!” 27 John answered and said, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before Him.’ 29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.
John had been baptizing as he called for people to turn from sin to God, and Jesus baptized also. So the Jews pointed out all were going to Jesus instead; but John pointed out the heaven sent one had that right, while he simply rejoiced to see Jesus in action. He even hinted at Jesus being the Messiah in joy, but nobody seemed to grasp that. We too can only point to Jesus, because we are not God but only His servant messengers bearing witness to Him.
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