John 3
1 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a leading man among his people.
Now 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 unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, 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 unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, 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 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?
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, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and 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 unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
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 bloweth where it will, 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.
9 “How can that be?” asked Nicodemus.
Nicodemus answered and said unto 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 unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest 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.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye 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 told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended to heaven, except him who descended from heaven – the Son of Man himself.
And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who 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 whosoever believeth may in him 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 whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal 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 the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
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 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.
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 judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works 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 doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works 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 doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought 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 Judæa; 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 Ænon 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;
There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew 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 unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, 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 have been 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.’
Ye 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 hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
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 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.
32 He states what he has seen and what he heard, and yet no one accepts his statement.
What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
33 They who did accept his statement confirm the fact that God is true.
He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], 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 hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loves his Son, and has put everything in his hands.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath 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 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)
