John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus--a ruler among 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.”
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 Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew 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?”
"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 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
"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.
6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all 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 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."
9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.
10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
"Are you," replied Jesus, "'the Teacher of Israel,' and yet do you not understand 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.
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.
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 told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
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.
14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
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 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 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 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 to judge the world, but that the world might 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 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 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 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 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned.
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 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 After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company 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 too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism.
24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
(For John was not yet in prison.)
25 Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about 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.”
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 John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
"A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, 'I am not the Christ,' but 'I am His appointed forerunner.'
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 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.
30 He must increase; I must decrease.
He must grow greater, but I must grow 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 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.
32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives.
33 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared 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 has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations."
35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to 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 believes in the Son has the Life of the Ages; he who disobeys the Son will not enter into Life, but God's anger remains upon him. (aiōnios g166)
