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There was a man named Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2 ⲃ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲧⲉⲛ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲕ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ ⳿ⲛⲣⲉϥϯ⳿ⲥⲃⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲉⲣ ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲕ⳿⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲁⲣⲉ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙ ⲫϯ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲁϥ.
He came at night to where Jesus was and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God, for nobody could do the miraculous signs you're doing unless God was with him.”
3 ⲅ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God's kingdom.”
4 ⲇ̅ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲛⲓⲕⲟⲇⲏⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⳿ⲛⲕⲉⲥⲟⲡ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⳿ⲑⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⲉⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲑⲛⲉϫⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲧⲉϥⲙⲁⲩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲙⲁϩ ⲥⲟⲡ ⲃ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲁⲥϥ.
“How can you be reborn when you're old?” Nicodemus asked. “You can't go back into your mother's womb and be born a second time!”
5 ⲉ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲥ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲉϯ ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
“I tell you the truth, you can't enter God's kingdom unless you are born of water and the Spirit,” Jesus told him.
“What's born of the flesh is flesh, and what's born of the Spirit is Spirit.
Don't be surprised at my telling you, ‘You must be reborn.’
8 ⲏ̅ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅ ⳿ϥⲛⲓϥⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉϩⲛⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲕⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲧⲉϥ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲕ⳿ⲉⲙⲓ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲛⲁ ⳿ⲉⲑⲱⲛ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡ͞ⲛⲁ̅.
The wind blows wherever it wants, and just as you hear the sound it makes, but don't know where it's coming from or where it's going, that's how it is for everyone who is born of the spirit.”
“How is this possible?” Nicodemus asked.
“You're a famous teacher in Israel, and yet you don't understand such things?” Jesus replied.
11 ⲓ̅ⲁ̅ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ ϯϫⲱ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲁⲕ ϫⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϭⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲛ.
“I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know and give evidence regarding what we have seen, but you refuse to accept our testimony.
If you don't trust what I say when I tell you about earthly things, how would you ever trust what I say if I were to tell you about heavenly things?
13 ⲓ̅ⲅ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ϣⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ⲉⲃⲏⲗ ⲉⲫⲏⲉⲧⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲫⲏⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
No one has gone up to heaven, but the Son of man came down from heaven.
14 ⲓ̅ⲇ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲁ ⲙⲱ⳿ⲩⲥⲏⲥ ϭⲉⲥ ⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⳿ⲛ⳿ϩⲣⲏⲓ ϩⲓ ⳿ⲡϣⲁϥⲉ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ϩⲱϯ ⲡⲉ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩϭⲉⲥ ⳿ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙ⳿ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so the Son of man must be lifted up,
that everyone who trusts in him will have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 ⲓ̅ⲋ̅ ⲡⲁⲓⲣⲏϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁ ⲫϯ ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲥⲧⲉ ⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲏⲓϥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ. (aiōnios g166)
For God loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who trusts in him shouldn't die, but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 ⲓ̅ⲍ̅ ⲛⲉⲧⲁ ⲫϯ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉϥϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ.
God didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18 ⲓ̅ⲏ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲉ⳿ⲛ⳿ϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲁⲛ ϩⲏⲇⲏ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱ ⲉⲩϯϩⲁⲡ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲫⲣⲁⲛ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲟⲛⲟⲅⲉⲛⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲫϯ.
Those who trust in him are not condemned, while those who don't trust in him are condemned already because they didn't trust in the one and only Son of God.
19 ⲓ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲁⲡ ϫⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲁϥ⳿Ⲓ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ ⲡⲓⲭⲁⲕⲓ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⳿ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲩϩⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ.
This is how the decision is made: the light came to the world, but people loved the darkness rather than the light, for their actions were evil.
20 ⲕ̅ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲉⲧϩⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ϥⲙⲟⲥϯ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⳿ⲙⲡⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿Ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲥⲉϩⲱⲟⲩ.
All those who do evil hate the light and don't come into the light, because they don't want their actions to be exposed.
21 ⲕ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧ⳿ⲓⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛϯⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓ ϣⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲛⲉϥ⳿ϩⲃⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ⲫϯ.
But those who do good come into the light, so that what God accomplishes in them can be revealed.”
22 ⲕ̅ⲃ̅ ⲙⲉⲛⲉⲛⲥⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ Ⲓⲏ̅ⲥ̅ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲓⲟⲩⲇⲉ⳿ⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ.
After this Jesus and his disciples went into Judea and spent some time with the people, baptizing them.
23 ⲕ̅ⲅ̅ ⲛⲁⲣⲉ ⳿ⲡⲕⲉⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲇⲉ ϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲉⲛⲱⲛ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛ ⲥⲁⲗⲓⲙ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲟⲩⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩϭⲓⲱⲙⲥ ⲡⲉ.
John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there and people kept coming to be baptized.
(This was before John was imprisoned.)
An argument developed between John's disciples and a Jew over ceremonial purification.
26 ⲕ̅ⲋ̅ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩ⳿ⲓ ϩⲁ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⲣⲁⲃⲃⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲙⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲙⲏⲣ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ ⲫⲏ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟⲕ ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ϧⲁⲣⲟϥ ϩⲏⲡⲡⲉ ⲓⲥ ⲫⲁⲓ ⳿ϥϯⲱⲙⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲉⲛⲏⲟⲩ ϩⲁⲣⲟϥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ.
They went to John and told him, “Rabbi, the man you were with on the other side of the Jordan River, the one you testified in support of—see, now he's baptizing, and everyone is going to him!”
27 ⲕ̅ⲍ̅ ⲁϥⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⳿ⲛϫⲉ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉ ⳿ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ⳿ϣϫⲟⲙ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϭⲓ ⳿ϩⲗⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧϥ ⲁⲩ⳿ϣⲧⲉⲙⲧⲏ ⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ.
“No one receives anything unless they're given it from heaven,” John replied.
“You yourselves can testify that I declared, ‘I'm not the Messiah. I've been sent to prepare his way.’
29 ⲕ̅ⲑ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲧⲉ ϯϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲟⲧϥ ⳿ⲛⲑⲟϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϣⲫⲏⲣ ⲇⲉ ⳿ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲡⲉⲧ⳿ⲟϩⲓ ⳿ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⳿ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ϥⲣⲁϣⲓ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⳿ⲧ⳿ⲥⲙⲏ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲧ ⲫⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲁⲣⲁϣⲓ ⳿ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁϥϫⲱⲕ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ.
The bridegroom is the one who has the bride! The best man waits, listening for the bridegroom, and is so happy when he hears the bridegroom's voice—in the same way my happiness is now complete.
He must become more important, and I must become less important.”
31 ⲗ̅ⲁ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲡⲓ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲟⲩ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ϣⲁϥⲥⲁϫⲓ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲡⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲏⲟⲩ ⳿ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛ ⳿ⲧⲫⲉ ⳿ϥⲥⲁ⳿ⲡϣⲱⲓ ⳿ⲛⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ.
He who comes from above is greater than all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and talks about earthly things. He who comes from heaven is greater than all.
He gives evidence about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts what he has to say.
Yet anyone who accepts what he says confirms that God is truthful.
For the one God sent speaks God's words, because God doesn't restrict the Spirit.
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
36 ⲗ̅ⲋ̅ ⲫⲏⲉⲑⲛⲁϩϯ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲉϥ ⲱⲛϧ ⳿ⲛ⳿ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⳿ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲫⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲓ ⳿ⲛⲁⲧⲑⲱⲧ ⳿ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⳿ⲉⲡⲓϣⲏⲣⲓ ⳿ⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ⳿ⲉ⳿ⲡⲱⲛϧ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⳿ⲡ⳿ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⳿ⲙⲫϯ ⲉϥ⳿ⲉϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲓϫⲱϥ (aiōnios g166)
Anyone who trusts in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to trust the Son will not experience eternal life but remains under God's condemnation. (aiōnios g166)
