Joh 3:29 | NET2full | STEP | The one who has the bride is the bridegroom . The friend of the bridegroom , who stands by and listens for him , rejoices greatly when he hears the bridegroom’s voice . This then is my joy , and it is complete .

‏ John 3:29

29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly ^{▼▼tn Grk “rejoices with joy” (an idiom).} when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete. ^{▼▼tn Grk “Therefore this my joy is fulfilled.”}