John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 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.”
The same came to Jesus by night, and said to 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;
Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 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?”
Nicodemus saith to 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, “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;
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to 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 born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
8 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.”
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell where it cometh from, and where it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?
Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 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;
Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
12 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?
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things?
13 And no one has gone up to Heaven, except He who came down out of Heaven—the Son of Man who is in Heaven.
And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so it is necessary for the Son of Man to be lifted up,
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 that everyone who is believing in Him may not perish, but may have continuous life, (aiōnios g166)
That whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 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)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 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;
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him may be saved.
18 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.
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 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;
And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
20 for everyone who is doing wicked things hates the light, and does not come into the light, that his works may not be detected;
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 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.”
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 and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He tarried with them, and was immersing;
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 and John was also immersing in Aenon, near to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being immersed—
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 for John was not yet cast into the prison—
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 there arose then a question from the disciples of John with [some] Jews about purifying,
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 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.”
And they came to John, and said to 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 man is not able to receive anything if it may not have been given him from Heaven;
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 you yourselves testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am having been sent before Him;
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 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.
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 It is necessary [for] Him to increase, and me to become less;
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 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.
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 what He has seen and heard—this He testifies, and none receives His testimony;
And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
33 he who is receiving His testimony sealed 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, He speaks the sayings of God; for God does not give the Spirit by measure;
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure.
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 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)
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)
