John 3
1 And there was a man of the Farisees, Nychodeme bi name, a prince of the Jewis.
There was nowe a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes.
2 And he cam to Jhesu bi niyt, and seide to hym, Rabi, we witen, that thou art comun fro God maister; for no man may do these signes, that thou doist, but God be with hym.
This man came to Iesus by night, and sayd vnto him, Rabbi, we knowe ye thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do these miracles that thou doest, except God were with him.
3 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen, he may not se the kyngdom of God.
Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he can not see the kingdome of God.
4 Nychodeme seide to hym, Hou may a man be borun, whanne he is eeld? whether he may entre ayen in to his modris wombe, and be borun ayen?
Nicodemus sayde vnto him, Howe can a man be borne which is olde? can he enter into his mothers wombe againe, and be borne?
5 Jhesus answeride, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen of watir, and of the Hooli Goost, he may not entre in to the kyngdom of God.
Iesus answered, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirite, hee can not enter into the kingdome of God.
6 `That that is borun of the fleisch, is fleisch; and `that that is borun of spirit, is spirit.
That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee, It bihoueth you to be borun ayen.
Marueile not that I said to thee, Yee must be borne againe.
8 The spirit brethith where he wole, and thou herist his vois, but thou wost not, fro whennus he cometh, ne whidir he goith; so is ech man that is borun of the spirit.
The winde bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it commeth, and whither it goeth: so is euery man that is borne of the Spirit.
9 Nychodeme answeride, and seide to hym, Hou moun these thingis be don?
Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, Howe can these things be?
10 Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art a maister in Israel, and knowist not these thingis?
Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
11 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, for we speken that that we witen, and we witnessen that that we han seyn, and ye taken not oure witnessyng.
Verely, verely I say vnto thee, wee speake that we know, and testifie that we haue seene: but yee receiue not our witnesse.
12 If Y haue seid to you ertheli thingis, and ye bileuen not, hou if Y seie to you heueneli thingis, schulen ye bileue?
If when I tel you earthly things, ye beleeue not, howe should yee beleeue, if I shall tel you of heauenly things?
13 And no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene.
For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen.
14 And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,
And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernesse, so must that Sonne of man be lift vp,
That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shoulde not perish, but haue eternall life. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God louede so the world, that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God sente not his sone in to the world, that he iuge the world, but that the world be saued bi him.
For God sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued.
18 He that bileueth in hym, is not demed; but he that bileueth not, is now demed, for he bileueth not in the name of the `oon bigetun sone of God.
Hee that beleeueth in him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because he hath not beleeued in the Name of that onely begotten Sonne of God.
19 And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele.
And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill.
20 For ech man that doith yuele, hatith the liyt; and he cometh not to the liyt, that hise werkis be not repreued.
For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued.
21 But he that doith treuthe, cometh to the liyt, that hise werkis be schewid, that thei ben don in God.
But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.
22 Aftir these thingis Jhesus cam, and hise disciplis, in to the loond of Judee, and there he dwellide with hem, and baptiside.
After these things, came Iesus and his disciples into the lande of Iudea, and there taried with them, and baptized.
23 And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon, bisidis Salym, for many watris weren there; and thei camen, and weren baptisid.
And Iohn also baptized in Enon besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 And Joon was not yit sent in to prisoun.
For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.
25 Therfor a questioun was maad of Jonys disciplis with the Jewis, of the purificacioun.
Then there arose a question betweene Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying.
26 And thei camen to Joon, and seiden `to hym, Maister, he that was with thee biyonde Jordan, to whom thou hast borun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith, and alle men comen to hym.
And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27 Joon answerde, and seide, A man may not take ony thing, but it be youun to hym fro heuene.
Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen.
28 Ye you silf beren witnessyng to me, that Y seide, Y am not Crist, but that Y am sent bifore hym.
Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 He that hath a wijf, is the hosebonde; but the freend of the spouse that stondith, and herith hym, ioieth with ioye, for the vois of the spouse. Therfor in this thing my ioye is fulfillid.
He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled.
30 It bihoueth hym to wexe, but me to be maad lesse.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 He that cam from aboue, is aboue alle; he that is of the erthe, spekith of the erthe; he that cometh from heuene, is aboue alle.
Hee that is come from an hie, is aboue all: he that is of the earth, is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: hee that is come from heauen, is aboue all.
32 And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing.
And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no man receiueth his testimonie.
33 But he that takith his witnessyng, hath confermyd that God is sothefast.
He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true.
34 But he whom God hath sent, spekith the wordis of God; for not to mesure God yyueth the spirit.
For hee whome God hath sent, speaketh the woordes of God: for God giueth him not the Spirit by measure.
35 The fadir loueth the sone, and he hath youun alle thingis in his hoond.
The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen all things into his hande.
36 He that bileueth in the sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; but he that is vnbileueful to the sone, schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but the wraththe of God dwellith on hym. (aiōnios g166)
Hee that beleeueth in the Sonne, hath euerlasting life, and hee that obeyeth not the Sonne, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
