John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.
3 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born again?
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.
8 The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.
12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.
18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.
20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.
23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.
24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification:
26 So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.
32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
