John 3:30 Cross References

John 3:30

30: He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.

Christ is the head of the church, which is his body. He is the first of all who will rise from the dead, so he is first in everything.

But as you watched, a rock was cut from a mountain by supernatural means. It struck the feet of iron and clay, smashing them to bits.
The whole statue collapsed into a heap of iron, clay, bronze, silver, and gold. The pieces were crushed as small as chaff on a threshing floor, and the wind blew them all away without a trace. But the rock that knocked the statue down became a great mountain that covered the whole earth.

For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully and was entrusted with God's entire house.
But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a fine house deserves more praise than the house itself.
For every house has a builder, but God is the one who made everything.
Moses was certainly faithful in God's house, but only as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later.
But Christ, the faithful Son, was in charge of the entire household. And we are God's household, if we keep up our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.

His ever expanding, peaceful government will never end. He will rule forever with fairness and justice from the throne of his ancestor David. The passionate commitment of the LORD Almighty will guarantee this!

May the king's name endure forever; may it continue as long as the sun shines. May all nations be blessed through him and bring him praise.
Bless the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does such wonderful things.
Bless his glorious name forever! Let the whole earth be filled with his glory. Amen and amen!

Who is Apollos, and who is Paul, that we should be the cause of such quarrels? Why, we're only servants. Through us God caused you to believe. Each of us did the work the Lord gave us.

Now this is not a reference to David, for after David had served his generation according to the will of God, he died and was buried, and his body decayed.
No, it was a reference to someone else--someone whom God raised and whose body did not decay.

Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: "The whole world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever."

"During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed; no one will ever conquer it. It will shatter all these kingdoms into nothingness, but it will stand forever.
That is the meaning of the rock cut from the mountain by supernatural means, crushing to dust the statue of iron, bronze, clay, silver, and gold. "The great God has shown Your Majesty what will happen in the future. The dream is true, and its meaning is certain."

That old system of law etched in stone led to death, yet it began with such glory that the people of Israel could not bear to look at Moses' face. For his face shone with the glory of God, even though the brightness was already fading away.
Shouldn't we expect far greater glory when the Holy Spirit is giving life?
If the old covenant, which brings condemnation, was glorious, how much more glorious is the new covenant, which makes us right with God!
In fact, that first glory was not glorious at all compared with the overwhelming glory of the new covenant.
So if the old covenant, which has been set aside, was full of glory, then the new covenant, which remains forever, has far greater glory.

Here is another illustration Jesus used: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed planted in a field.
It is the smallest of all seeds, but it becomes the largest of garden plants and grows into a tree where birds can come and find shelter in its branches."
Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like yeast used by a woman making bread. Even though she used a large amount of flour, the yeast permeated every part of the dough."

My servant grew up in the LORD's presence like a tender green shoot, sprouting from a root in dry and sterile ground. There was nothing beautiful or majestic about his appearance, nothing to attract us to him.
He was despised and rejected--a man of sorrows, acquainted with bitterest grief. We turned our backs on him and looked the other way when he went by. He was despised, and we did not care.

I will give him the honors of one who is mighty and great, because he exposed himself to death. He was counted among those who were sinners. He bore the sins of many and interceded for sinners.

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