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John 3

(Genesis 22:1–10; Romans 5:6–11)

1NowδὲdeG1161there wasἮνĒnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330namedὄνομα αὐτῷ,onoma autōG3686G846NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,a leaderἄρχωνarchōnG758of theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453.
2HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toπρὸςprosG4314JesusαὐτὸνautonG846at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπενeipenG2036αὐτῷ·autōG846, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754You area teacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320who has comeἐλήλυθαςelēluthasG2064fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316.ForγὰρgarG1063no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762couldδύναταιdunataiG1410performποιεῖνpoieinG4160theταῦταtautaG3778τὰtaG3588signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592ἃhaG3739YouσὺsuG4771are doingποιεῖς,poieisG4160ifἐὰνeanG1437ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316wereᾖēG1510notμὴmēG3361withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.”
3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Apekrithē kai eipen autōG611G2532G2036G846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι·soiG4771,noοὐouG3756oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410seeG3708theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361he is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509.”
4“HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he isὤν;ōnG1510oldγέρωνgerōnG1088ὁhoG3588?”NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530askedΛέγειLegeiG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846. “Can heμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361G1410enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖνeis eiseltheinG1525G1519τὴνtēnG3588τῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836a second timeδεύτερονdeuteronG1208καὶkaiG2532to be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080?”
5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι,soiG4771,noοὐouG3756oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361he is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofἐξexG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532theSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151.
6FleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isἐστιν,estinG1510ΤὸToG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588fleshσάρξsarxG4561, butκαὶkaiG2532spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isἐστιν.estinG1510τὸtoG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.
7Do not be amazedμὴ θαυμάσῃςmē thaumasēsG3361G2296thatὅτιhotiG3754I saidεἶπόνeiponG2036σοι·soiG4771, ‘YouὑμᾶςhumasG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080againἄνωθεν.anōthenG509.’
8TheτὸtoG3588windπνεῦμαpneumaG4151blowsπνεῖ,pneiG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699it wishesθέλειtheleiG2309καὶkaiG2532.You hearἀκούειςakoueisG191τὴνtēnG3588itsαὐτοῦautouG846soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you do not knowοὐκoukG3756G1492whereπόθενpothenG4159it comes fromἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064orκαὶkaiG2532whereποῦpouG4226it is goingὑπάγει·hupageiG5217.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isἐστὶνestinG1510with everyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.”
9“HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410thisταῦταtautaG3778beγενέσθαι;¶genesthaiG1096?”NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530askedἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Apekrithē kai eipen autōG611G2532G2036G846.
10“YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510ὁhoG3588Israel’sἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474τοῦtouG3588teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,”saidἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611JesusἸησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Iēsous kai eipen autōG2424G2532G2036G846, “andκαὶkaiG2532you do not understandοὐ γινώσκεις;ou ginōskeisG3756G1097these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?
11TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοιsoiG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of whatὃhoG3739we knowG1492,andκαὶkaiG2532we testifyμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140to whatὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708,and yetκαὶkaiG2532you people do not acceptοὐ λαμβάνετε.ou lambaneteG3756G2983ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.
12IfεἰeiG1487I have toldεἶπονeiponG2036you aboutὑμῖνhuminG4771earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsτὰtaG3588andκαὶkaiG2532you do not believeοὐ πιστεύετε,ou pisteueteG3756G4100,howπῶςpōsG4459will you believeπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100ifἐὰνeanG1437I tellεἴπωeipōG2036you aboutὑμῖνhuminG4771heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingsτὰtaG3588?
13καὶkaiG2532No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ascendedἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361theὁhoG3588One whodescendedκαταβάς,katabasG2597fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772—theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444.
14JustκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475lifted upὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312theτὸνtonG3588snakeὄφινophinG3789inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207τοῦtouG3588of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444mustδεῖdeiG1163be lifted upὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312,
15thatἵναinaG2443everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inἐνenG1722HimαὐτῷautōG846may haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
16ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889thatὥστεhōsteG5620He gaveἔδωκεν,edōkenG1325HisτὸνtonG3588τὸνtonG3588one and onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,thatἵναinaG2443everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846shall not perishμὴ ἀπόληταιmē apolētaiG3361G622butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
17ForγὰρgarG1063ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316did notοὐouG3756sendἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649τὸνtonG3588His SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889toἵναinaG2443condemnκρίνῃkrinēG2919theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235toἵναinaG2443saveσωθῇsōthēaG4982theὁhoG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.
18WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519HimαὐτὸνautonG846is not condemnedοὐ κρίνεται·ou krinetaiG3756G2919,butδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588does not believeμὴ πιστεύωνmē pisteuōnG3361G4100has already been condemnedἤδη κέκριταιēdē kekritaiG2235G2919,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has not believedμὴ πεπίστευκενmē pepisteukenG3361G4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686τοῦtouG3588of God’sθεοῦ.theouG2316τοῦtouG3588one and onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207.
19AndδέdeG1161thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510theἡhēG3588verdictκρίσιςkrisisG2920ὅτιhotiG3754:TheτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,butκαὶkaiG2532οἱhoiG3588menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25theτὸtoG3588darknessσκότοςskotosG4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228theτὸtoG3588Lightφῶς·phōsG5457becauseγὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργα.ergaG2041wereἦνēnG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.
20γὰρgarG1063EveryoneπᾶςpasG3956whoὁhoG3588doesπράσσωνprassōnG4238evilφαῦλαphaulaG5337hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457,andκαὶkaiG2532does notοὐκoukG3756comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064intoπρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457for fear thatἵνα μὴina mēG2443G3361hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τὰtaG3588deedsἔργαergaG2041will be exposedἐλεγχθῇelegchthēaG1651.
21ButδὲdeG1161whoeverὁhoG3588practicesποιῶνpoiōnG4160theτὴνtēnG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064intoπρὸςprosG4314theτὸtoG3588LightφῶςphōsG5457,so thatἵναinaG2443it may be seen clearlyφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319thatὅτιhotiG3754whatheαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588has doneἔργαergaG2041has beenἐστινestinG1510accomplishedεἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenaG2038inἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

John’s Testimony about Jesus

22AfterΜετὰMetaG3326thisταῦταtautaG3778ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846οἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101wentἦλθενēlthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588JudeanἸουδαίανIoudaianG2453countrysideγῆν,gēnG1093καὶkaiG2532, whereἐκεῖekeiG1563He spent some timeδιέτριβενdietribenG1304withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846andκαὶkaiG2532baptizedἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.
23NowδὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491wasἦνēnG1510alsoκαὶkaiG2532baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907atἐνenG1722AenonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137nearἐγγὺςengusG1451τοῦtouG3588SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thewaterὕδαταhudataG5204wasἦνēnG1510plentifulπολλὰpollaG4183thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563,andκαὶkaiG2532peoplekept comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854καὶkaiG2532to be baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907.
24(ForγὰρgarG1063τὴνtēnG3588JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768beenἦνēnG1510thrownβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906intoεἰςeisG1519ὁhoG3588prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.)
25ThenοὖνounG3767a disputeζήτησιςzētēsisG2214aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096betweenἐκekG1537τῶνtōnG3588John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101andμετὰmetaG3326a certainJewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453overπερὶperiG4012the issue ofceremonial washingκαθαρισμοῦ.katharismouG2512.
26SoκαὶkaiG2532John’s disciplescameἦλθονēlthonG2064toπρὸςprosG4314τὸνtonG3588himἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andκαὶkaiG2532saidεἶπαν αὐτῷ·eipan autōG2036G846, “LookG2400,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,theὃςhosG3739One whowasἦνēnG1510withμετὰmetaG3326youσοῦsouG4771beyondπέρανperanG4008theτοῦtouG3588JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,the OneᾧhōG3739youσὺsuG4771testified aboutμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140—HeοὗτοςhoutosG3778is baptizingβαπτίζει,baptizeiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532everyoneπάντεςpantesG3956is goingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314Himαὐτόν.autonG846.”
27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491repliedἀπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν·apekrithē kai eipenG611G2532G2036, “A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983only whatοὐδὲ ἓν ἐὰν μὴoude hen ean mēG3761G1520G1437G3361isᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325himαὐτῷautōG846fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
28YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846can testifyμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140G1473thatὅτιhotiG3754I saidεἶπονeiponG2036ὅτι·hotiG3754, ‘IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ὅτιhotiG3754amεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649ahead ofἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715Himἐκείνου.¶ekeinouG1565.’
29TheὉHoG3588brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565belongs toἔχων τὴν ἐστίν.echōn tēn estinG3588G2192G1510thebridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566δὲdeG1161.TheὁhoG3588friendφίλοςphilosG5384of theτοῦtouG3588bridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566ὁhoG3588standsἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476andκαὶkaiG2532listens forἀκούωνakouōnG191himαὐτοῦ,autouG846, andis overjoyedχαρᾷ χαίρειchara chaireiG5463G5479to hearδιὰdiaG1223theτὴνtēnG3588bridegroom’sτοῦ νυμφίου.tou numphiouG3588G3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.Thatαὕτη οὖνhautē ounG3767G3778ἡhēG3588joyχαρὰcharaG5479ἡhēG3588ismineG1699, andit is now completeπεπλήρωται.peplērōtaiG4137.
30HeἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565mustδεῖdeiG1163increaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837δὲdeG1161;IἐμὲemeG1473mustdecreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.
31TheὁhoG3588One whocomesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509isἐστίν.estinG1510aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956.TheὁhoG3588one whoisὢνōnG1510fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093belongsἐστινestinG1510toἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093andκαὶkaiG2532speaksλαλεῖ.laleiG2980as onefromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.TheὁhoG3588One whocomesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064fromἐκekG1537τοῦtouG3588heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772isἐστίν·estinG1510aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956.
32He testifiesμαρτυρεῖ,martureiG3140toτοῦτοtoutoG3778whatὃhoG3739He has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708andκαὶkaiG2532heardἤκουσεν,ēkousenG191,yetκαὶkaiG2532no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762acceptsλαμβάνει.lambaneiG2983HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.
33WhoeverὁhoG3588acceptsλαβὼνlabōnG2983HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141has certifiedἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.estinG1510truthfulἀληθήςalēthēsG227.
34ForγὰρgarG1063theὃνhonG3739OnewhomὁhoG3588Godθεός,theosG2316has sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649speaksλαλεῖ·laleiG2980theτὰtaG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,forγὰρgarG1063GodgivesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325theτὸtoG3588Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151withoutοὐ ἐκou ekG3756G1537limitμέτρουmetrouG3358.
35TheὁhoG3588FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andκαὶkaiG2532has placedδέδωκενdedōkenG1325all thingsπάνταpantaG3956inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τῇtēaG3588handsχειρὶcheiriG5495.
36WhoeverὁhoG3588believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519theτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222δὲdeG1161.WhoeverὁhoG3588rejectsἀπειθῶνapeithōnG544theτῷtōG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207will not seeοὐκoukG3756G3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,theἡhēG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316remainsμένειmeneiG3306onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.”

Commentaries on John 3

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