John 3
1 And there was a man of the Pharisees there, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees [Separated] named Nicodemus [Victory people], a ruler of the Jews [Praisers].
2 And he came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher sent from God; for no one can work those signs which thou workest, unless God be with him.
The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus replied, and said to him: Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born anew, he cannot behold the kingdom of God.
Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
4 Nicodemus said to him: How can an old man be born? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?
Nicodemus [Victory people] said to 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 Jesus replied, and said to him Verily, verily, I say to thee, That, unless a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Yeshua [Salvation] answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
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. That which is born of haRuach [the Spirit] is spirit.
7 Be not surprised that I said to thee, Ye must be born anew.
Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
8 The wind bloweth where it chooseth; and thou hearest its sound, 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 wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of haRuach [the Spirit].”
9 Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be?
Nicodemus [Victory people] answered him, “How can these things be?”
10 Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Yeshua [Salvation] answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel [God prevails], and don’t understand these things?
11 Verily, verily, I say to thee: We speak, what we know; and we testify to what we have seen; but ye receive not our testimony.
Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
12 If I have spoken to you of things on earth, and ye believe not; how will ye believe, if I speak of things in heaven?
If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 And no one hath ascended to heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
14 And as Moses elevated the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
As Moses [Drawn out] 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 begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him, should not perish, but should have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
For God has agapao ·total devotion love· to the inhabitants of the earth, so he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God sent not his Son into the world, to condemn the world; but that the world might live by means of him.
For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned; but he that believeth not, is already condemned; because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
He who believes in him is not judged. He who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Ben-Elohim ·Son of Elohim God·.
19 And this is the ground of condemnation, that light hath come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, for their deeds have been evil.
This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men have agapao ·total devotion love· to the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
20 For every one that doeth abominable things, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
21 But he that doeth right, cometh to the light, that his works may be known to be done in God.
But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
22 After these things, came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he abode with them, and baptized.
After these things, Yeshua [Salvation] came with his disciples into the land of Judea [Praise]. He stayed there with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in 'non, which is near to Salim, because there were many waters there: and the people came, and were baptized.
John [Yah is gracious] also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
24 For John had not yet fallen into prison.
For John [Yah is gracious] was not yet thrown into prison.
25 And one of John's disciples and a certain Jew had disputed respecting purification.
There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John [Yah is gracious]’s disciples with some Jews [Praisers] about purification.
26 And they came to John, and said to him: Our Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond Jordan, and of whom thou gavest testimony, lo, he also baptizeth; and many go after him.
They came to John [Yah is gracious], and said to him, “Rabbi ·Teacher·, he who was with you beyond the Jordan [Descender], to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
27 John answered, and said to them: A man cannot take any thing by his own choice, unless it be given him from heaven.
John [Yah is gracious] answered, “A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.
28 Ye are witnesses for me, that I said: I am not the Messiah, but am sent to go before him.
You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah [Anointed one],’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
29 He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: and the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and listeneth to him, rejoiceth with great joy on account of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy, therefore, lo, it is full.
He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
30 To him must be increase, and to me decrease.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 For he that cometh from above, is above all; and he that is from the earth, is of the earth, and talketh of the earth. He that cometh from heaven, is above all;
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 and what he hath seen and heard, he testifieth; and his testimony, no one receiveth.
What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
33 But he that receiveth his testimony, hath set his seal, that God is true.
He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
34 For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him.
For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives haRuach [the Spirit] without measure.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given every thing into his hands.
Abba ·Father familiar, Dear Dad· has agapao ·total devotion love· to the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
36 He that believeth on the Son, hath life eternal; but he who obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life. but the wrath of God will abide upon him. (aiōnios g166)
One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
