John 3:29 meaning and explanation
The 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.
John 3:29, Berean Standard Bible
Explanation preview
John the Baptist is speaking to his disciples, who have just complained that crowds are leaving him for Jesus. Using a wedding image, John calls Jesus the bridegroom and himself only the bridegroom's friend, the attendant who arranges the wedding and then steps aside.
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