en_tn/jhn/03/29.md

# Connecting Statement:

John the Baptist continues speaking.

# The bride belongs to the bridegroom

Here the "bride" and "bridegroom" are metaphors. Jesus is like the "bridegroom" and John is like the friend of the "bridegroom." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

# This, then, is my joy made complete

This can be stated in active form. AT: "So then I rejoice greatly" or "So I rejoice much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

# my joy

The word "my" refers to John the Baptist, the one who is speaking.

# He must increase

"He" refers to the bridegroom, Jesus, who will continue to grow in importance.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bridegroom]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Connecting Statement:`

added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00			`John the Baptist continues speaking.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# The bride belongs to the bridegroom`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Here the "bride" and "bridegroom" are metaphors. Jesus is like the "bridegroom" and John is like the friend of the "bridegroom." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# This, then, is my joy made complete`
Initial commit of translationNotes 2016-02-23 02:42:46 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`This can be stated in active form. AT: "So then I rejoice greatly" or "So I rejoice much" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# my joy`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
			`The word "my" refers to John the Baptist, the one who is speaking.`

initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# He must increase`
added v1 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
added tw to notes 2017-06-24 00:15:21 +00:00			`"He" refers to the bridegroom, Jesus, who will continue to grow in importance.`

			`# translationWords`

			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/bridegroom]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/rejoice]]`
			`* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/voice]]`