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"For God so ^(C1)loved the world, that He ^(C2)gave His ^(C3)only Son, so that everyone who ^(C4)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life.

"For God ^(C1)did not send the Son into the world ^(C2)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.

"^(C1)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of ^(C2)the only Son of God.

"And this is the judgment, that ^(C1)the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for ^(C2)their deeds were evil.

"^(C1)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.

"But the one who ^(C1)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed ^(F1)as having been performed in God."

After these things Jesus and His ^(C1)disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and ^(C2)baptizing.

Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there; and people were coming and being baptized—

for ^(C1)John had not yet been thrown into prison.

Then a matter of dispute developed on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about ^(F1)(C1)purification.

And they came to John and said to him, "^(C1)Rabbi, He who was with you ^(C2)beyond the Jordan, to whom you ^(C3)have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him."

John replied, "^(C1)A person can receive not even one thing unless it ^(C2)has been given to him from heaven.

"You yourselves ^(F1)are my witnesses that I said, '^(C1)I am not the ^(F2)Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him.'

"He who has the bride is ^(C1)the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom's voice. So this ^(C2)joy of mine has been made full.

"He must ^(F1)increase, but I must ^(F2)decrease.

"^(C1)He who comes from above is above all; ^(C2)the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. ^(C1)He who comes from heaven is above all.

"What He has seen and heard, of this He ^(C1)testifies; and ^(C1)no one accepts His testimony.

"The one who has accepted His testimony ^(C1)has certified that God is true.

"For He whom God ^(C1)sent speaks the words of God; ^(C2)for He does not give the Spirit ^(F1)sparingly.

"^(C1)The Father loves the Son and ^(C2)has entrusted all things to His hand.

"The one who ^(C1)believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who ^(C2)does not ^(F1)obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."