John 3
1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among his people.
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 are a teacher come from God; for no one could give such signs as you are giving, unless God were 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 ‘In truth I tell you,’ exclaimed Jesus, ‘unless a person is reborn, they cannot 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 ‘How can a person,’ asked Nicodemus, ‘be born when they are old? Can they be born a second time?’
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 ‘In truth I tell you,’ answered Jesus, ‘unless a person owes their birth to water and Spirit, they cannot 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 All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.
Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.
8 The wind blows wherever it wants, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from, or where it goes; it is the same with everyone who owes his birth to 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 ‘How can that be?’ asked Nicodemus.
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 ‘What! You a teacher of Israel,’ exclaimed Jesus, ‘and yet do not understand this!
Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a master of Israel, and know not these things?
11 In truth I tell you that we speak of what we know, and state what we have seen; and yet you do not accept our statements.
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, when I tell you earthly things, you do not believe me, how will you believe me when I tell you of 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 ascended to heaven, except him who descended from heaven – the Son of Man himself.
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 And, as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so must the Son of Man 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 loved the world, that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not be lost, but have eternal 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 did not send his Son into the world 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 person who believes in him escapes condemnation, while the person who does not believe in him is already condemned, because they have not believed in the only Son of God.
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 The ground of their condemnation is this, that though the light has come into the world, people preferred the darkness to the light, because their actions were wicked.
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 the person who lives an evil life hates the light, and will not come to it, fearing that their actions will be exposed;
For every one that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21 but the person who lives by the truth comes into the light, so it can be clearly seen that God is in all they do.
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 went with his disciples into the country parts of Judea; and there he stayed 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, also, was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there were many streams there; and people were constantly coming and being baptized.
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 had not yet been imprisoned).
For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a fellow Jew on the subject of purification;
Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
26 and the disciples came to John and said, ‘Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, and to whom you have yourself borne testimony – he, also, is baptizing, and everybody is going 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’s answer was – ‘A person can gain nothing but what is given them from heaven.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28 You are yourselves witnesses that I said “I am not the Christ,” but “I have been sent before him as a messenger.”
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 It is the groom who has the bride; but the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens to him, is filled with joy when he hears the groom’s voice. This joy I have felt to the full.
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 become greater, and I less.’
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 He who comes from above is above all others; but a child of earth is earthly, and his teaching is earthly, too. He who comes from heaven is above all others.
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 states what he has seen and what he heard, and yet no one accepts his statement.
And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies; and no man receives his testimony.
33 They who did accept his statement confirm the fact that God is true.
He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.
34 For he whom God sent as his messenger gives us God’s own teaching, for God does not limit the gift of the Spirit.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.
35 The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands.
The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 The person who believes in the Son has eternal life, while a person who rejects the Son will not even see that life, but remains under God’s displeasure. (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)
