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Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among the Jews.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him.
3 ⲅ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."
4 ⲇ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲆⲎⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲈⲖⲖⲞ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨ ⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ.
"How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?"
5 ⲉ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
"In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'
8 ⲏ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϤⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲚⲀ ⲈⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."
"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.
"Are you," replied Jesus, "'the Teacher of Israel,' and yet do you not understand these things?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony.
If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven.
And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages." (aiōnios g166)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (aiōnios g166)
For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲨϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
And this is the test by which men are judged--the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God.
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲰⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲖⲒⲘ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ
And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.
(For John was not yet in prison.)
As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification,
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
they came to John and reported to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him."
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲎ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
He must grow greater, but I must grow less.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.
Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.
For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."
The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to His hands.
