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Douay-Rheims
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He must increase: but I must decrease.
King James
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He must increase, but I must decrease.
Louis Second
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Il faut qu'il croisse, et que je diminue
Martin Luther
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Er muß wachsen, ich aber muß abnehmen.
Vulgate
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illum oportet crescere me autem minui

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary


illum : (masc. sing. acc.) He ate THAT (fruit).
oportet : it is fitting, it is proper, reasonable, becoming.
oportet : imper v., to assume it shall be, reasonable, necessary.
oportet : it is proper, one should, one ought.
oportet : it is needful, it behooves.
me : (abl.) me /you'll do fine with ME, baby.
me : (acc.) me /that old black magic has ME in its spell.
autem : but, on the other hand, however, moreover, also.