John 3
1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
And there was a man of the Farisees, Nychodeme bi name, a prince of the Jewis.
2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
And he cam to Jhesu bi niyt, and seide to hym, Rabi, we witen, that thou art comun fro God maister; for no man may do these signes, that thou doist, but God be with hym.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen, he may not se the kyngdom of God.
4 Nicodemus saith unto 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?
Nychodeme seide to hym, Hou may a man be borun, whanne he is eeld? whether he may entre ayen in to his modris wombe, and be borun ayen?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Jhesus answeride, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen of watir, and of the Hooli Goost, he may not entre in to the kyngdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
`That that is borun of the fleisch, is fleisch; and `that that is borun of spirit, is spirit.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee, It bihoueth you to be borun ayen.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
The spirit brethith where he wole, and thou herist his vois, but thou wost not, fro whennus he cometh, ne whidir he goith; so is ech man that is borun of the spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Nychodeme answeride, and seide to hym, Hou moun these thingis be don?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art a maister in Israel, and knowist not these thingis?
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, for we speken that that we witen, and we witnessen that that we han seyn, and ye taken not oure witnessyng.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
If Y haue seid to you ertheli thingis, and ye bileuen not, hou if Y seie to you heueneli thingis, schulen ye bileue?
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.
And no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,
that ech man that bileueth in hym, perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. (aiōnios g166)
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (aiōnios g166)
For God louede so the world, that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. (aiōnios g166)
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
For God sente not his sone in to the world, that he iuge the world, but that the world be saued bi him.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
He that bileueth in hym, is not demed; but he that bileueth not, is now demed, for he bileueth not in the name of the `oon bigetun sone of God.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
For ech man that doith yuele, hatith the liyt; and he cometh not to the liyt, that hise werkis be not repreued.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
But he that doith treuthe, cometh to the liyt, that hise werkis be schewid, that thei ben don in God.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
Aftir these thingis Jhesus cam, and hise disciplis, in to the loond of Judee, and there he dwellide with hem, and baptiside.
23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon, bisidis Salym, for many watris weren there; and thei camen, and weren baptisid.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
And Joon was not yit sent in to prisoun.
25 Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.
Therfor a questioun was maad of Jonys disciplis with the Jewis, of the purificacioun.
26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
And thei camen to Joon, and seiden `to hym, Maister, he that was with thee biyonde Jordan, to whom thou hast borun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith, and alle men comen to hym.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
Joon answerde, and seide, A man may not take ony thing, but it be youun to hym fro heuene.
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Ye you silf beren witnessyng to me, that Y seide, Y am not Crist, but that Y am sent bifore hym.
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
He that hath a wijf, is the hosebonde; but the freend of the spouse that stondith, and herith hym, ioieth with ioye, for the vois of the spouse. Therfor in this thing my ioye is fulfillid.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
It bihoueth hym to wexe, but me to be maad lesse.
31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
He that cam from aboue, is aboue alle; he that is of the erthe, spekith of the erthe; he that cometh from heuene, is aboue alle.
32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing.
33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
But he that takith his witnessyng, hath confermyd that God is sothefast.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
But he whom God hath sent, spekith the wordis of God; for not to mesure God yyueth the spirit.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
The fadir loueth the sone, and he hath youun alle thingis in his hoond.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. (aiōnios g166)
He that bileueth in the sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; but he that is vnbileueful to the sone, schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but the wraththe of God dwellith on hym. (aiōnios g166)
