ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲚ 3
Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
2 ⲃ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈϪⲰⲢϨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲔⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲢⲈϤϮⲤⲂⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲈⲢ ⲚⲀⲒⲘⲎⲒⲚⲒ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲢⲈϢⲦⲈⲘ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚⲈⲘⲀϤ.
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 ⲅ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲆⲈ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
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 ⲇ̅ ⲠⲈϪⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲞⲆⲎⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲰⲤ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲚⲔⲈⲤⲞⲠ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲐⲢⲈϤⲈⲢϦⲈⲖⲖⲞ ⲘⲎ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲈⲐⲢⲈϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲈϪⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈϤⲘⲀⲨ ⲘⲪⲘⲀϨ ⲤⲞⲠ ⲂⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲘⲀⲤϤ.
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 ⲉ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲘⲈⲤ ⲞⲨⲀⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲒ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲞⲨⲢⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
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.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
8 ⲏ̅ ⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀϤⲚⲒϤⲒ ⲈⲪⲘⲀ ⲈⲦⲈϨⲚⲀϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲔⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲦⲈϤⲤⲘⲎ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲔⲈⲘⲒ ⲀⲚ ϪⲈ ⲀϤⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲐⲰⲚ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲚⲀ ⲈⲐⲰⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲞⲨⲘⲒⲤⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀ.
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.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ⲀⲘⲎⲚ ϮϪⲰ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲔ ϪⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲰⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈⲚⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲘⲘⲞϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲦⲈⲚⲘⲈⲦⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒ ⲘⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲚ.
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.
If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲈ ϨⲖⲒ ϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲂⲎⲖ ⲈⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲈⲤⲎⲦ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲠϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲪⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦϢⲞⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] the Son of man, who is in heaven.
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 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲰⲤⲦⲈ ⲠⲈϤϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲦⲎⲒϤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲚⲦⲈϤϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲈⲚⲈϨ. (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 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲚⲈⲦⲀ ⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲀⲚ ⲞⲨⲰⲢⲠ ⲘⲠⲈϤϢⲎ ⲢⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ.
For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲤⲈⲚⲀϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲈⲚϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ⲀⲚ ϨⲎⲆⲎ ⲀⲨⲞⲨⲰ ⲈⲨϮϨⲀⲠ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲠⲈϤⲚⲀϨϮ ⲈⲪⲢⲀⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲘⲞⲚⲞⲄⲈⲚⲎⲤ ⲚϢⲎⲢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
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 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒϨⲀⲠ ϪⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲀϤⲒ ⲈⲠⲒⲔⲞⲤⲘⲞⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲀⲨⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲠⲒⲬⲀⲔⲒ ⲘⲀⲖⲖⲞⲚ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲚⲞⲨϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲀⲨϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ.
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 ⲕ̅ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ϤⲘⲞⲤϮ ⲘⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲘⲠⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲞϨⲒ ⲚⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲤⲈϨⲰⲞⲨ.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲚϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ϢⲀϤⲒ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲞⲨⲰⲒⲚⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨⲞⲨⲰⲚϨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲈϤϨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲒ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲀⲒⲦⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ.
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 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲘⲈⲚⲈⲚⲤⲀ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲀϤⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀⲐⲎⲦⲎⲤ ⲈⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲚⲦⲈϮⲒⲞⲨⲆⲈⲀ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀϤⲬⲎ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲠⲈ ⲈϤϮⲰⲘⲤ.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲚⲀⲢⲈ ⲠⲔⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲆⲈ ϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲈⲚⲰⲚ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲤⲀⲖⲒⲘ ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲞⲨⲘⲎϢ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲀⲨϬⲒⲰⲘⲤ ⲠⲈ
And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about purifying.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲀⲨⲒ ϨⲀ ⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲠⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲢⲀⲂⲂⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲚⲈⲘⲀⲔ ϨⲒⲘⲎⲢ ⲘⲠⲒⲒⲞⲢⲆⲀⲚⲎⲤ ⲪⲎ ⲚⲐⲞⲔ ⲈⲦⲈⲔⲈⲢⲘⲈⲐⲢⲈ ϦⲀⲢⲞϤ ϨⲎⲠⲠⲈ ⲒⲤ ⲪⲀⲒ ϤϮⲰⲘⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲤⲈⲚⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲀⲢⲞϤ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ.
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 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲀϤⲈⲢⲞⲨⲰ ⲚϪⲈⲒⲰⲀⲚⲚⲎⲤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲠⲈϪⲀϤ ϪⲈ ⲘⲘⲞⲚ ϢϪⲞⲘ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲢⲰⲘⲒ ϬⲒ ϨⲖⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲘⲀⲨⲀⲦϤ ⲀⲨϢⲦⲈⲘⲦⲎ ⲒⲤ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ϮϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲚⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲚⲐⲞϤ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲠⲈⲦⲞϨⲒ ⲈⲢⲀⲦϤ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈϤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲢⲀϢⲒ ϤⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲦⲤⲘⲎ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲀⲦϢⲈⲖⲈⲦ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲞⲨⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲠⲀⲢⲀϢⲒ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲀϤϪⲰⲔ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ.
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.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ⲈⲠϢⲰⲒ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲠⲒⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲞⲨⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲠⲈ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ϢⲀϤⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲔⲀϨⲒ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲐⲚⲎⲞⲨ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲪⲈ ϤⲤⲀⲠϢⲰⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ.
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.
What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
