John 3
1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler 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.”
The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be 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 answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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?”
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and 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, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and [of] the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which has been begotten by the flesh is flesh, and that which has been begotten by the Spirit is spirit.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be perplexed that I said to you, ‘You (pl) need to be begotten from Above.’
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye 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 bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said to Him: “You are the teacher of Israel, yet you do not understand these things?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not 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.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
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 earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you [of] 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.
And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, [even] the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 Also, just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, just so the Son of the Man must be lifted up,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but 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 only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting 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 sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
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.
He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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 condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than 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.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
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 he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought 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 these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried 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;
And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Then some of John's disciples had an argument with a Judean about purification.
Then there arose a question between [some] of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
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!”
And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all [men] come to him.
27 John answered and said: “A person can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be 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.’
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before 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.
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
He must increase, but 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.
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
32 And to what He has seen and heard He testifies, yet no one receives His testimony.
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 The one who receives His testimony certifies that God is true.
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
34 For He whom God sent speaks God's words, because God does not give the Spirit by measure.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure [unto him].
35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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)
He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
