John 3:29
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
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Study Note
John the Baptist's parable — 'he that hath the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom who standeth and heareth him rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice' — employs the wedding metaphor to define his own role as fundamentally delegated and joy-constituted rather than competitive with Jesus. The 'friend of the bridegroom' (paranymphos in Greek social custom) was responsible for arranging the wedding and conducting the bride to the groom, making his role indispensable but intrinsically preparatory. The claim 'this my joy therefore is fulfilled' (hē chara hē emē peplērōtai) uses the same fulfillment language (plēroō) that John's Gospel applies to scriptural prophecy, suggesting John the Baptist's joy itself is a kind of prophetic fulfillment. The verse shaped Johannine bridal mysticism and Christian reflection on the church as bride (Ephesians 5; Revelation 19).
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He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.
He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
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