John 3
1 Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
2 He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was 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 said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
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 Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
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 said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
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 That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is 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 surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
8 The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from 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 And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?
11 Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
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 you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
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 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down 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 As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to 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 had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction 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 God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation 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 The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
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 test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are 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 The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
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 he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of 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 these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
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 then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
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 at this time John had not been put into prison.
for John was not yet cast into the prison—
25 Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
26 And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, 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 And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to 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 give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
you yourselves testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been sent before Him;
29 He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is 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 has to become greater while I become less.
It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
31 He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over 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 gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
And what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
33 He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
he who is receiving His testimony sealed that God is true;
34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
for He whom God sent, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure;
35 The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
the Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand;
36 He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting 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)
