John 3
1 There was now a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus name to him, a ruler of the Jews.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
2 He came to (Him *N+KO) by night and said to Him; Rabbi, we know that from God You have come a teacher; no [one] for is able these signs to do that You yourself do, only unless shall be God with him.
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Answered Jesus and said to him; Amen Amen I say to you; only unless someone shall be born from above, not he is able to see the kingdom of God.
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
4 Says to Him Nicodemus; How is able a man to be born old being? Not is he able into the womb of the mother of him a second time to enter and to be born?
“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
5 Answered Jesus; Amen Amen I say to you, only unless someone shall be born of water and of [the] Spirit, not he is able to enter into the kingdom of God.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
6 That born of the flesh flesh is, and that born of the Spirit spirit is.
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
7 Not may do wonder that I said to you; It is necessary for you [all] to be born from above.
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind where it wishes blows, and the sound of it You hear but not you know from where it comes and where it goes; thus is everyone who born of the Spirit.
The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 Answered Nicodemus and said to Him; How are able these things to be?
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Answered Jesus and said to him; You yourself are the teacher of Israel and these things not know?
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?
11 Amen Amen I say to you that what we know we speak and what we have seen we bear witness to, and the witness of us not you people receive.
Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.
12 If the [things] earthly I have told you and not you believe, how if I may tell to you the [things] heavenly will you believe?
If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 And no [one] has gone up into heaven only except the [One] out of heaven having come down, the Son of Man (who is being in heaven. *KO)
No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 And even as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus to be lifted up it behooves the Son of Man,
Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 so that everyone who is believing (in Him *N+kO) (not may perish but *K) may have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 Thus for loved God the world, that the Son (of him *ko) the only begotten He gave, so that everyone who is believing in Him not may perish but may have life eternal. (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 Not for sent God the Son (of Him *ko) into the world that He may judge the world, but that may be saved the world through Him.
For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.
18 The [one] believing on Him not is judged; the [one] but not believing already has been judged because not he has believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
19 This now is the judgement that the Light has come into the world, and loved men rather the darkness than the Light; were for of them evil the deeds.
And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.
20 Everyone for evil practicing hates the Light and not comes to the Light so that not may be exposed the works of him;
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
21 the [one] however practicing the truth comes to the Light that may be manifest his works that in God have been done.
But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
22 After these things came Jesus and the disciples of Him into the Judean land, and there He was staying with them and was baptizing.
After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.
23 Was now also John baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because waters many were there. and they were coming and were being baptized;
Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.
24 Not yet for were cast into the prison John.
(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)
25 Arose then a debate among the disciples of John with ([a certain] Jew *N+KO) about purification.
Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.
26 And they came to John and said to him; Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you yourself have borne witness, behold He baptizes, and all are coming to Him.
So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
27 Answered John and said; Nothing is able a man to receive (and not *N+kO) (one *no) only unless it shall be given to him from heaven.
John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.
28 Yourselves you yourselves to me bear witness that I said (that: *n) (I myself *o) Not am I myself the Christ, but for sent I am before Him.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’
29 The [one] having the bride [the] bridegroom is. the now friend of the bridegroom, the [one] having stood and listening for him, with joy rejoices because of the voice of the bridegroom. This therefore the joy of mine has been fulfilled.
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
30 Him it behooves to increase, me myself however to decrease.
He must increase; I must decrease.
31 The [One] from above coming above all is. The [one] being from the earth from the earth is and from the earth speaks. The [One] from heaven coming above all is;
The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.
32 (and *k) What He has seen and heard, this He testifies, and the testimony of Him no [one] receives.
He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.
33 The [one] having received His testimony has set his seal that God true is.
Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.
34 He whom for sent God, the declarations of God speaks; not for by measure He gives (God *KO) the Spirit.
For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
35 The Father loves the Son and all things has given into the hand of Him.
The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
36 The [one] believing in the Son has life eternal; the [one] however not obeying the Son not will behold life, but the wrath of God abides on him. (aiōnios g166)
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” (aiōnios g166)
