John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
But there was one of the Pharishee whose name was Nikodimos, a ruler of the Jihudoyee:
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 came to Jeshu in the night, and said to him, Rabi, we know that from Aloha thou art sent a teacher; for no man can these signs perform which thou doest, unless Aloha be with him.
3 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
Jeshu answered and said to him, Amen, amen, I say to thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of Aloha.
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?”
Nikodimos said to him, How can an old man be born? Who can again the womb of his mother the second time enter, and 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.
Jeshu answered and said to him, Amen, amen, I say to thee, That if a man be not born of waters and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of Aloha.
6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
Whatever is born of the flesh, is flesh; and whatever is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
Wonder not that I have said to thee, that it behoves you to be born anew.
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 wind bloweth where she willeth, and her voice thou hearest; but thou knowest not whence she cometh, nor whither she goeth: so is every man who is born of the Spirit.
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
Nikodimos answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
Jeshu answered and said to him, Art thou Malphona of Israel, and these knowest not?
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, What we know we speak, and what we have seen we testify; but our testimony you receive not.
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 of (what is) on earth I tell you, and you believe not, how if I tell you of (what is) in heaven, could you believe me?
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 who descended from heaven, the Son of man, he 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 Musha elevated the serpent in the wilderness, so is to be elevated the Son of man,
that every man who believeth in him might not perish, but have the life which is eternal. (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 so loved Aloha the world, as his Son, the Only-begotten, he would give, that every one who believeth in him might not perish, but have the life which is eternal. (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 Aloha sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might live 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 who believeth on him is not judged, and he who believeth not is judged already, because he believeth not in the name of the only-begotten Son of Aloha.
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 hath come into the world, and the sons of men have loved darkness rather than the light, for their deeds have been 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 who doeth abominable things hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should 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 who doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be known that in Aloha they are wrought.
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
AFTER these came Jeshu and his disciples into the land of Jihuda, and there conversed 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.
But Juchanon also was baptizing in Ein-yon, near Sholim, because the waters were there many; and they came and were baptized;
24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
for not yet was Juchanon cast into the house of the bound.
25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
But there was a question with some of the disciples of Juchanon (and) a certain Jihudoya, upon 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 Juchanon, and said to him, Raban, he who was with thee at the passage of Jurdan, (and) concerning whom thou didst give witness, he also baptizeth, and many come to him.
27 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
Juchanon answered and said to them, A man cannot receive of his own will any thing, unless it be given to him from heaven.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
You bear me witness that I said, I am not the Meshicha, but I am an apostle 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 attendeth him, with great joy rejoiceth on account of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy therefore, behold, is complete.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
To him it must be to increase, and to me to 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.
For he who from above hath come, is above all; and he who is from the earth, is of the earth, and of the earth speaketh: he who from heaven hath come, 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 he testifieth, and his testimony no man receiveth.
33 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
But he who hath received his testimony, hath sealed that the true Aloha is he.
34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
For he whom Aloha hath sent, the very words of Aloha speaketh; for it was not in measure that Aloha gave the Spirit.
35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
The Father loveth the Son, and every thing hath he given into his hands.
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 believeth in the Son hath the life which is eternal; and he who obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of Aloha remaineth on him. (aiōnios g166)
