John 3
1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
2 The same went to Jesus at night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that you have come as a teacher from God, because no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
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.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten from Above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
4 Nicodemus says to Him: “How can a man be begotten, being old? He can't enter his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?”
“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?”
5 Jesus answered: “Most assuredly I say to you, unless someone is begotten by water and Spirit he is not able to enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6 That which has been begotten by the flesh is flesh, and that which has been begotten by the Spirit is spirit.
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
7 Do not be perplexed that I said to you, ‘You (pl) need to be begotten from Above.’
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you (sg) hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who has been begotten by the Spirit.”
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.”
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Jesus answered and said to Him: “You are the teacher of Israel, yet you do not understand these things?
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
11 Most assuredly I say to you, we speak what we know and testify to what we have seen, but you (pl) do not receive our testimony.
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.
12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I should tell you the heavenly?
If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 No one has gone up into Heaven except the One who came down out of Heaven —the Son of the Man, who is in Heaven.
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 Also, just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, just so the Son of the Man must be lifted up,
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Because God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son, so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
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)
17 For God did not send His Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
18 The one believing into Him is not condemned, but the one not believing has already been condemned, because he has not believed into the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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.
19 “Now this is the basis for the condemning, that the Light has come into the world, but the people loved the darkness rather than the Light, because their deeds were malignant.
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.
20 For whoever practices evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
21 But whoever does the truth comes to the Light so that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they are done in God.”
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.”
22 After these things Jesus, with His disciples, went into the Judean countryside, and there He spent time with them and baptized.
After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salem, because there was plenty of water there. And people were coming and being baptized;
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
24 for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
25 Then some of John's disciples had an argument with a Judean about purification.
Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
26 So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the One who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you have testified—well, here He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”
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.”
27 John answered and said: “A person can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom, but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and hears him, has great joy at the bridegroom's voice. So this my joy has been fulfilled.
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.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
He must increase; I must decrease.
31 “He who comes from Above is above all; he who is from the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
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.
32 And to what He has seen and heard He testifies, yet no one receives His testimony.
He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
33 The one who receives His testimony certifies that God is true.
Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
34 For He whom God sent speaks God's words, because God does not give the Spirit by measure.
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
36 The one believing into the Son has eternal life, but the one disobeying the Son will not see the Life, but the wrath of God will remain upon him.” (aiōnios g166)
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)
