Phillips NT: He must grow greater and greater and I less and less.
AYT: Dia harus semakin besar dan aku harus semakin kecil.
Assamese: তেওঁ বাঢ়ি বাঢ়ি যাব লাগে, কিন্তু মই হ’লে সৰু হৈ হৈ যাব লাগে।
Bengali: তিনি অবশ্যই বেড়ে উঠবেন, কিন্তু আমাকে সরে যেতে হবে।
Gujarati: તે વધતા જાય, પણ હું ઘટતો જાઉં, એ મહત્વનું છે.
Hindi: अवश्य है कि वह बढ़े और मैं घटूँ।
Kannada: ಆತನು ವೃದ್ಧಿಯಾಗಬೇಕು ನಾನು ಕಡಿಮೆಯಾಗಬೇಕು, ಅಂದನು.
Malayalam: അവൻ വളരേണം, ഞാനോ കുറയേണം എന്നു ഉത്തരം പറഞ്ഞു.
Marathi: त्याची वृध्दी व्हावी व माझा ऱ्हास व्हावा हे अवश्य आहे.
Odiya: ତାହାଙ୍କୁ ଅବଶ୍ୟ ବୃଦ୍ଧି ପାଇବାକୁ ହେବ, କିନ୍ତୁ ମୋତେ ହ୍ରାସ ହେବାକୁ ହେବ ।
Punjabi: ਇਸ ਲਈ ਜ਼ਰੂਰ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਉਹ ਵਧੇ ਅਤੇ ਮੈਂ ਘਟਾਂ ।
Tamil: அவர் பெருகவும் நான் சிறுகவும் வேண்டும்.
Telugu: ఆయన హెచ్చాలి, నేను తగ్గాలి.”
Urdu: ज़रूर है कि वो बढ़े और मैं घटूँ |
NETBible: He must become more important while I become less important.”
NASB: "He must increase, but I must decrease.
HCSB: He must increase, but I must decrease."
LEB: It is necessary for that one to increase, but [for] me to decrease.
NIV: He must become greater; I must become less.
ESV: He must increase, but I must decrease."
NRSV: He must increase, but I must decrease."
REB: He must grow greater; I must become less.”
NKJV: "He must increase, but I must decrease.
KJV: He must increase, but I [must] decrease.
NLT: He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
GNB: He must become more important while I become less important.”
ERV: He must become more and more important, and I must become less important.
EVD: He must become more and more important. And I must become less important.
BBE: He has to become greater while I become less.
MSG: This is the assigned moment for him to move into the center, while I slip off to the sidelines.
CEV: Jesus must become more important, while I become less important.
CEVUK: Jesus must become more important, while I become less important.
GWV: He must increase in importance, while I must decrease in importance.
NET [draft] ITL: He <1565> must <1163> become more important <837> while I <1691> become less important <1642>.”