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, his name 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 one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we have known that You have come from God—a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do, if God may not 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to 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 says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time, and to be born?”
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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;
6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
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 blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know 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.
Truly, truly, I say to you, what We have known We speak, and what We have seen We testify, and you do not receive 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 spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?
13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of 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 wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life, (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 that He gave the only begotten Son, that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life. (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 did not send His Son into the world that He may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through 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 who is believing in Him is not judged, but he who is not believing has been judged already, because he has not believed 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, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the 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 everyone who is doing wicked things hates the light, and does not come into the light, that his works may not be detected;
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 who is doing the truth comes into the light, that his works may be revealed, that in God they are having been worked.”
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 tarried with them, and was immersing;
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 was also immersing in Aenon, near to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being immersed—
24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
for John was not yet cast into the prison—
25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
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 who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you testified, behold, this One is immersing, and all are coming to Him.”
27 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
John answered and said, “A man is not able to receive anything if it may not have been 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 testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been 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 who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing Him, rejoices with joy because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy has been fulfilled.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
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 who is coming from above is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaks; He who is coming from Heaven is above all.
32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
33 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
he who is receiving His testimony sealed 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 sent, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure;
35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
the Father loves the Son, and has 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 who is believing in the Son has continuous life; and he who is not believing the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
