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REFLECTIONS TODAY “Best man” translates the Greek ho philos tou nymphiou, literally “the friend of the bridegroom,” representing the shoshben of Jewish life. At a Jewish wedding, the groom is attended to by his relatives and friends, “the sons of the bride chamber” (Mk 2:19), and by one friend in particular. John the Baptist here is expressing his perception of how he stands in relation to Jesus. He identifies Jesus as “the Messiah,” the central figure in God’s saving work. Jesus is the bridegroom who calls the community, his bride, to the joy of God’s Kingdom, as symbolized by the wedding. John’s own role as the “friend of the bridegroom” is ancillary and without meaning without Jesus. He has prepared the wedding of the bride (God’s people) and the messianic groom (Jesus). He is content with his subordinate role and fades into the background with joy, the same joy that Revelation associates with the marriage of the Lamb (19:7). John’s role is an import

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