Hebrew & Greek Bible

John 3:16-36

16οὕτωςhoutōsThusG3779γὰρgarforG1063ἠγάπησενēgapēsenlovedG25ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316τὸνtontheG3588κόσμον,kosmonworld,G2889ὥστεhōstethatG5620τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207τὸνtontheG3588μονογενῆmonogenēonly begottenG3439ἔδωκεν,edōkenHe gave,G1325ἵναinaso thatG2443πᾶςpaseveryoneG3956ὁhowhoG3588πιστεύωνpisteuōnis believingG4100εἰςeisinG1519αὐτὸνautonHimG846μὴmēnotG3361ἀπόληταιapolētaimay perishG622ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἔχῃechēmay haveG2192ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222αἰώνιον.aiōnioneternal.G166

17οὐouNotG3756γὰρgarforG1063ἀπέστειλενapesteilensentG649ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207εἰςeisintoG1519τὸνtontheG3588κόσμονkosmonworldG2889ἵναinathatG2443κρίνῃkrinēHe may judgeG2919τὸνtontheG3588κόσμον,kosmonworld,G2889ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἵναinathatG2443σωθῇsōthēamay be savedG4982ὁhotheG3588κόσμοςkosmosworldG2889δι᾽di᾽throughG1223αὐτοῦ.autouHim.G846

18ὁhoThe [one]G3588πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100εἰςeisonG1519αὐτὸνautonHimG846οὐounotG3756κρίνεται·krinetaiis judged;G2919ὁhothe [one]G3588δὲdebutG1161μὴmēnotG3361πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100ἤδηēdēalreadyG2235κέκριταιkekritaihas been judgedG2919ὅτιhotibecauseG3754μὴmēnotG3361πεπίστευκενpepisteukenhe has believedG4100εἰςeisinG1519τὸtotheG3588ὄνομαonomanameG3686τοῦtouof theG3588μονογενοῦςmonogenousonly begottenG3439υἱοῦhuiouSonG5207τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦ.theouof God.G2316

19αὕτηhautēThisG3778δέdenowG1161ἐστινestinisG1510ἡhētheG3588κρίσιςkrisisjudgementG2920ὅτιhotithatG3754τὸtotheG3588φῶςphōsLightG5457ἐλήλυθενelēluthenhas comeG2064εἰςeisintoG1519τὸνtontheG3588κόσμον,kosmonworld,G2889καὶkaiandG2532ἠγάπησανēgapēsanlovedG25οἱhoi<the>G3588ἄνθρωποιanthrōpoimenG444μᾶλλονmallonratherG3123τὸtotheG3588σκότοςskotosdarknessG4655ἢēthanG2228τὸtotheG3588φῶς·phōsLight;G5457ἦνēnwereG1510γὰρgarforG1063αὐτῶνautōnof themG846πονηρὰponēraevilG4190τὰtatheG3588ἔργα.ergadeeds.G2041

20πᾶςpasEveryoneG3956γὰρgarforG1063ὁho<the>G3588φαῦλαphaulaevilG5337πράσσωνprassōnpracticingG4238μισεῖmiseihatesG3404τὸtotheG3588φῶςphōsLightG5457καὶkaiandG2532οὐκouknotG3756ἔρχεταιerchetaicomesG2064πρὸςprostoG4314τὸtotheG3588φῶςphōsLightG5457ἵναinaso thatG2443μὴmēnotG3361ἐλεγχθῇelegchthēamay be exposedG1651τὰtatheG3588ἔργαergaworksG2041αὐτοῦ·autouof him;G846

21ὁhothe [one]G3588δὲdehoweverG1161ποιῶνpoiōnpracticingG4160τὴνtēntheG3588ἀλήθειανalētheiantruthG225ἔρχεταιerchetaicomesG2064πρὸςprostoG4314τὸtotheG3588φῶςphōsLightG5457ἵναinathatG2443φανερωθῇphanerōthēamay be manifestG5319αὐτοῦautouhisG846τὰta<the>G3588ἔργαergaworksG2041ὅτιhotithatG3754ἐνeninG1722θεῷtheōGodG2316ἐστινestinhave beenG1510εἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenadone.G2038

22ΜετὰMetaAfterG3326ταῦταtautathese thingsG3778ἦλθενēlthencameG2064ὁho<the>G3588ἸησοῦςIēsousJesusG2424καὶkaiandG2532οἱhoitheG3588μαθηταὶmathētaidisciplesG3101αὐτοῦautouof HimG846εἰςeisintoG1519τὴνtēntheG3588ἸουδαίανIoudaianJudeanG2453γῆν,gēnland,G1093καὶkaiandG2532ἐκεῖekeithereG1563διέτριβενdietribenHe was stayingG1304μετ᾽met᾽withG3326αὐτῶνautōnthemG846καὶkaiandG2532ἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenwas baptizing.G907

23ἦνēnWasG1510δὲdenowG1161καὶkaialsoG2532ὁho<the>G3588ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491βαπτίζωνbaptizōnbaptizingG907ἐνeninG1722ΑἰνὼνAinōnAenonG137ἐγγὺςengusnearG1451τοῦtou<the>G3588Σαλείμ,SaleimSalim,G4530ὅτιhotibecauseG3754ὕδαταhudatawatersG5204πολλὰpollamanyG4183ἦνēnwereG1510ἐκεῖ.ekeithere.G1563καὶkaiandG2532παρεγίνοντοpareginontothey were comingG3854καὶkaiandG2532ἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontowere being baptized;G907

24οὔπωoupōNot yetG3768γὰρgarforG1063ἦνēnwereG1510βεβλημένοςbeblēmenoscastG906εἰςeisintoG1519τὴνtēntheG3588φυλακὴνphulakēnprisonG5438ὁho<the>G3588Ἰωάννης.IōannēsJohn.G2491

25ἐγένετοegenetoAroseG1096οὖνounthenG3767ζήτησιςzētēsisa debateG2214ἐκekamongG1537τῶνtōntheG3588μαθητῶνmathētōndisciplesG3101ἸωάννουIōannouof JohnG2491μετὰmetawithG3326ἸουδαίουIoudaiou[a certain] JewG2453περὶperiaboutG4012καθαρισμοῦ.katharismoupurification.G2512

26καὶkaiAndG2532ἦλθονēlthonthey cameG2064πρὸςprostoG4314τὸνton<the>G3588ἸωάννηνIōannēnJohnG2491καὶkaiandG2532εἶπανeipansaidG2036αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846ῥαββί,rhabbiRabbi,G4461ὃςhosHe whoG3739ἦνēnwasG1510μετὰmetawithG3326σοῦsouyouG4771πέρανperanbeyondG4008τοῦtoutheG3588Ἰορδάνου,IordanouJordan,G2446ᾧhōto whomG3739σὺsuyou yourselfG4771μεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkashave borne witness,G3140ἴδεidebeholdG2396οὗτοςhoutosHeG3778βαπτίζει,baptizeibaptizes,G907καὶkaiandG2532πάντεςpantesallG3956ἔρχονταιerchontaiare comingG2064πρὸςprostoG4314αὐτόν.autonHim.G846

27ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēAnsweredG611ἸωάννηςIōannēsJohnG2491καὶkaiandG2532εἶπεν·eipensaid;G2036οὐouNothingG3756δύναταιdunataiis ableG1410ἄνθρωποςanthrōposa manG444λαμβάνεινlambaneinto receiveG2983οὐδὲoudeand notG3761ἓνhenoneG1520ἐὰνeanonlyG1437μὴmēunlessG3361ᾖēit shall beG1510δεδομένονdedomenongivenG1325αὐτῷautōto himG846ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588οὐρανοῦ.ouranouheaven.G3772

28αὐτοὶautoiYourselvesG846ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771μοιmoito meG3165μαρτυρεῖτεmartureitebear witnessG3140ὅτιhotithatG3754εἶπονeiponI saidG2036ὅτι·hotithat:G3754οὐκoukNotG3756εἰμὶeimiamG1510ἐγὼegōI myselfG1473ὁhotheG3588χριστός,christosChrist,G5547ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ὅτιhotiforG3754ἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenossentG649εἰμὶeimiI amG1510ἔμπροσθενemprosthenbeforeG1715ἐκείνου.¶ekeinouHim.G1565

29ὉHoThe [one]G3588ἔχωνechōnhavingG2192τὴνtēntheG3588νύμφηνnumphēnbrideG3565νυμφίοςnumphios[the] bridegroomG3566ἐστίν.estinis.G1510ὁhotheG3588δὲdenowG1161φίλοςphilosfriendG5384τοῦtouof theG3588νυμφίου,numphioubridegroom,G3566ὁhothe [one]G3588ἑστηκὼςhestēkōshaving stoodG2476καὶkaiandG2532ἀκούωνakouōnlisteningG191αὐτοῦ,autoufor him,G846χαρᾷcharawith joyG5479χαίρειchaireirejoicesG5463διὰdiabecause ofG1223τὴνtēntheG3588φωνὴνphōnēnvoiceG5456τοῦtouof theG3588νυμφίου.numphioubridegroom.G3566αὕτηhautēThisG3778οὖνounthereforeG3767ἡhētheG3588χαρὰcharajoyG5479ἡhē<the>G3588ἐμὴemēof mineG1473πεπλήρωται.peplērōtaihas been fulfilled.G4137

30ἐκεῖνονekeinonHimG1565δεῖdeiit behoovesG1163αὐξάνειν,auxaneinto increase,G837ἐμὲememe myselfG1473δὲdehoweverG1161ἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaito decrease.G1642

31ὁhoThe [One]G3588ἄνωθενanōthenfrom aboveG509ἐρχόμενοςerchomenoscomingG2064ἐπάνωepanōaboveG1883πάντωνpantōnallG3956ἐστίν.estinis.G1510ὁhoThe [one]G3588ὢνōnbeingG1510ἐκekfromG1537τῆςtēstheG3588γῆςgēsearthG1093ἐκekfromG1537τῆςtēstheG3588γῆςgēsearthG1093ἐστινestinisG1510καὶkaiandG2532ἐκekfromG1537τῆςtēstheG3588γῆςgēsearthG1093λαλεῖ.laleispeaks.G2980ὁhoThe [One]G3588ἐκekfromG1537τοῦtou<the>G3588οὐρανοῦouranouheavenG3772ἐρχόμενοςerchomenoscomingG2064ἐπάνωepanōaboveG1883πάντωνpantōnallG3956ἐστίν·estinis;G1510

32ὃhoWhatG3739ἑώρακενhe'ōrakenHe has seenG3708καὶkaiandG2532ἤκουσεν,ēkousenheard,G191τοῦτοtoutothisG3778μαρτυρεῖ,martureiHe testifies,G3140καὶkaiandG2532τὴνtēntheG3588μαρτυρίανmarturiantestimonyG3141αὐτοῦautouof HimG846οὐδεὶςoudeisno [one]G3762λαμβάνει.lambaneireceives.G2983

33ὁhoThe [one]G3588λαβὼνlabōnhaving receivedG2983αὐτοῦautouHisG846τὴνtēn<the>G3588μαρτυρίανmarturiantestimonyG3141ἐσφράγισενesphragisenhas set his sealG4972ὅτιhotithatG3754ὁho<the>G3588θεὸςtheosGodG2316ἀληθήςalēthēstrueG227ἐστιν.estinis.G1510

34ὃνhonHe whomG3739γὰρgarforG1063ἀπέστειλενapesteilensentG649ὁho<the>G3588θεός,theosGod,G2316τὰtatheG3588ῥήματαrhēmatadeclarationsG4487τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouof GodG2316λαλεῖ·laleispeaks;G2980οὐounotG3756γὰρgarforG1063ἐκekbyG1537μέτρουmetroumeasureG3358δίδωσινdidōsinHe givesG1325τὸtotheG3588πνεῦμα.pneumaSpirit.G4151

35ὁhoTheG3588πατὴρpatērFatherG3962ἀγαπᾷagapalovesG25τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207καὶkaiandG2532πάνταpantaall thingsG3956δέδωκενdedōkenhas givenG1325ἐνenintoG1722τῇtēatheG3588χειρὶcheirihandG5495αὐτοῦ.autouof Him.G846

36ὁhoThe [one]G3588πιστεύωνpisteuōnbelievingG4100εἰςeisinG1519τὸνtontheG3588υἱὸνhuionSonG5207ἔχειecheihasG2192ζωὴνzōēnlifeG2222αἰώνιον·aiōnioneternal;G166ὁhothe [one]G3588δὲdehoweverG1161ἀπειθῶνapeithōnnot obeyingG544τῷtōtheG3588υἱῷhuiōSonG5207οὐκouknotG3756ὄψεταιopsetaiwill beholdG3700ζωήν,zōēnlife,G2222ἀλλ᾽all᾽butG235ἡhētheG3588ὀργὴorgēwrathG3709τοῦtou<the>G3588θεοῦtheouof GodG2316μένειmeneiabidesG3306ἐπ᾽ep᾽onG1909αὐτόν.¶autonhim.G846

Read all of John 3

Hebrew & Greek Bible — STEPBible.org / Tyndale House Cambridge — CC BY 4.0

Commentaries on John 3