John 3
1 There was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher, for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
The same came to Jesus by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.
3 Jesus answered and told him, “Most assuredly, I tell you, unless one is born again, that person can’t see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus asked Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He can’t go back into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”
Nicodemus says 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, “Most assuredly, I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, that one can’t enter the Kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into 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 is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Don’t marvel that I told you, ‘You must be born again.’
Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.
8 The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but can’t tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
The wind blows where it wants, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it comes, and where it goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus asked Him, “How can these things be?”
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 “Are you Israel’s teacher,” asked Jesus, “and yet you don’t understand these things?
Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a master of Israel, and know not these things?
11 Most assuredly, I tell you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and you receive not our witness.
12 If I have told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
If I have told you earthly things, and you believe not, how shall you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
13 No one has ever gone up into Heaven except the one who came from Heaven — the Son of Man.
And no man has ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so the Son of 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:
That whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so sincerely loved the world that He gave His only born Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God didn’t send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world 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 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever doesn’t believe is condemned already because that person has not believed in the name of God’s only Son.
He that believes on him is not condemned: but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 This is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, but people sincerely loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
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 Everyone who practices evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 Whoever practices the truth comes to the light to show clearly that their deeds have been done with God.”
But he that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are worked in God.
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went out into the countryside of Judea, where He remained with them, and baptized.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 John was also baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
24 John had not yet been thrown into prison.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 There were some questions between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification.
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 They came to John and told him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, that you have testified about — look, He is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to Him!”
And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with you beyond Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, the same baptizes, and all men come to him.
27 John replied, “A man can receive nothing, unless it’s 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’m not the Christ, but I have been sent ahead of Him.’
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and rejoices when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This joy of mine is now made complete.
He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which stands and hears him, rejoices 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 of the Earth belongs to the Earth and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.
He that comes from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaks of the earth: he that comes from heaven is above all.
32 He testifies about what He has seen and heard, but no one accepts His testimony.
And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no man receives his testimony.
33 The man who has accepted His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.
34 The one that God has sent speaks God’s words, for God gives the Spirit without measure.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
35 The Father sincerely loves the Son, and has given everything into His hand.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son won’t see life, for God’s wrath remains on that person.” (aiōnios g166)
He that believes on the Son has everlasting life: and he that believes not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God stays on him. (aiōnios g166)
