John 3:26
Good News Translation
So they went to John and told him, "Teacher, you remember the man who was with you on the east side of the Jordan, the one you spoke about? Well, he is baptizing now, and everyone is going to him!"

New Revised Standard Version
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”

Contemporary English Version
They went to John and said, "Rabbi, you spoke about a man when you were with him east of the Jordan. He is now baptizing people, and everyone is going to him."

New American Bible
So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you testified, here he is baptizing and everyone is coming to him.”

Douay-Rheims Bible
And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony: behold, he baptizeth and all men come to him.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony: behold, he baptizeth and all men come to him.

he that.

Numbers 11:26-29 Now there remained in the camp two of the men, of whom one was called Eldad, and the other Medad, upon whom the spirit rested; for they also had been enrolled, but were not gone forth to the tabernacle. . . .

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again I considered all the labours of men, and I remarked that their industries are exposed to the envy of their neighbour: so in this also there is vanity, and fruitless care.

1 Corinthians 3:3-5 For, whereas there is among you envying and contention, are you not carnal and walk you not according to man? . . .

Galatians 5:20,21 Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects, . . .

Galatians 6:12,13 For as many as desire to please in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ. . . .

James 3:14-18 But if you have bitter zeal, and there be contention in your hearts: glory not and be not liars against the truth. . . .

James 4:5,6 Or do you think that the scripture saith in vain: To envy doth the spirit covet which dwelleth in you? . . .

to whom.

John 1:7,15,26-36 This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. . . .

and all.

John 1:7,9 This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him. . . .

John 11:48 If we let him alone so, all will believe in him; and the Romans will come, and take away our place and nation.

John 12:19 The Pharisees therefore said among themselves: Do you see that we prevail nothing? Behold, the whole world is gone after him.

Psalm 65:2 O hear my prayer: all flesh shall come to thee.

Isaiah 45:23 I have sworn by myself, the word of justice shall go out of my mouth, and shall not return:

Acts 19:26,27 And you see and hear that this Paul, by persuasion hath drawn away a great multitude, not only of Ephesus, but almost of all Asia, saying: they are not gods which are made by hands. . . .

Context
John's Testimony about Jesus
25And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, concerning purification. 26And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony: behold, he baptizeth and all men come to him. 27John answered and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.…
Cross References
Matthew 23:7
And salutations in the market place, and to be called by men, Rabbi.

Matthew 23:8
But be not you called Rabbi. For one is your master: and all you are brethren.

John 1:7
This man came for a witness, to give testimony of the light, that all men might believe through him.

John 1:28
These things were done in Bethania, beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

John 3:2
This man came to Jesus by night and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.

John 4:1
When Jesus therefore understood the Pharisees had heard that Jesus maketh more disciples and baptizeth more than John

John 4:2
(Though Jesus himself did not baptize, but his disciples),

John 4:31
In the mean time, the disciples prayed him, saying: Rabbi, eat.

John 5:33
You sent to John: and he gave testimony to the truth.

John 3:25
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