John 3
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
Now there was a man among the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 The same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
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.”
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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.”
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?
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?”
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
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.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
That which has been begotten by the flesh is flesh, and that which has been begotten by the Spirit is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Do not be perplexed that I said to you, ‘You (pl) need to be begotten from Above.’
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
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.”
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?”
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
Jesus answered and said to Him: “You are the teacher of Israel, yet you do not understand these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
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.
12 If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you heavenly things?
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I should tell you the heavenly?
13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, which is in heaven.
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.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
Also, just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, just so the Son of the Man must be lifted up,
so that everyone who believes into Him should not be wasted, but should have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
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)
17 For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
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.
18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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.
19 And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
“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.
20 For every one that doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
For whoever practices evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds may not be exposed.
21 But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.
But whoever does the truth comes to the Light so that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they are done in God.”
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
After these things Jesus, with His disciples, went into the Judean countryside, and there He spent time with them and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salem, because there was plenty of water there. And people were coming and being baptized;
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
for John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying.
Then some of John's disciples had an argument with a Judean about purification.
26 And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
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!”
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
John answered and said: “A person can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
29 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.
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.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
“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.
32 What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
And to what He has seen and heard He testifies, yet no one receives His testimony.
33 He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.
The one who receives His testimony certifies that God is true.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
For He whom God sent speaks God's words, because God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
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)
