Berean Standard Bible

John 3:1-16

1NowδὲdeG1161there wasἮνĒnG1510a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330namedὄνομα αὐτῷ,onoma autōG3686 G846NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,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 autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι·soiG4771,noοὐouG3756oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410seeG3708theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361he is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509.”

4“HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he isὤν;ōnG1510oldγέρωνgerōnG1088ὁhoG3588?”NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530askedΛέγειLegeiG3004πρὸςprosG4314αὐτὸνautonG846. “Can heμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG3361 G1410enterεἰς εἰσελθεῖνeis eiseltheinG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588τῆςtēsG3588hisαὐτοῦautouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836a second timeδεύτερονdeuteronG1208καὶkaiG2532to be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080?”

5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοι,soiG4771,noοὐouG3756oneτιςtisG5100canδύναταιdunataiG1410enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361he is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofἐξexG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532theSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151.

6FleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isἐστιν,estinG1510ΤὸToG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537τῆςtēsG3588fleshσάρξsarxG4561, butκαὶkaiG2532spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isἐστιν.estinG1510τὸtoG3588bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.

7Do not be amazedμὴ θαυμάσῃςmē thaumasēsG3361 G2296thatὅτιhotiG3754I saidεἶπόνeiponG2036σοι·soiG4771, ‘YouὑμᾶςhumasG4771mustδεῖdeiG1163be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080againἄνωθεν.anōthenG509.’

8TheτὸtoG3588windπνεῦμαpneumaG4151blowsπνεῖ,pneiG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699it wishesθέλειtheleiG2309καὶkaiG2532.You hearἀκούειςakoueisG191τὴνtēnG3588itsαὐτοῦautouG846soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235you do not knowοὐκoukG3756 G1492whereπόθενpothenG4159it comes fromἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064orκαὶkaiG2532whereποῦpouG4226it is goingὑπάγει·hupageiG5217.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it isἐστὶνestinG1510with everyoneπᾶςpasG3956ὁhoG3588bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.”

9“HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410thisταῦταtautaG3778beγενέσθαι;¶genesthaiG1096?”NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530askedἈπεκρίθη καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Apekrithē kai eipen autōG611 G2532 G2036 G846.

10“YouσὺsuG4771areεἶeiG1510ὁhoG3588Israel’sἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474τοῦtouG3588teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320,”saidἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611JesusἸησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ·Iēsous kai eipen autōG2424 G2532 G2036 G846, “andκαὶkaiG2532you do not understandοὐ γινώσκεις;ou ginōskeisG3756 G1097these thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

11TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I tellλέγωlegōG3004youσοιsoiG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of whatὃhoG3739we knowG1492,andκαὶkaiG2532we testifyμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140to whatὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708,and yetκαὶkaiG2532you people do not acceptοὐ λαμβάνετε.ou lambaneteG3756 G2983ourG1473τὴνtēnG3588testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.

12IfεἰeiG1487I have toldεἶπονeiponG2036you aboutὑμῖνhuminG4771earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsτὰtaG3588andκαὶkaiG2532you do not believeοὐ πιστεύετε,ou pisteueteG3756 G4100,howπῶςpōsG4459will you believeπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100ifἐὰνeanG1437I tellεἴπωeipōG2036you aboutὑμῖνhuminG4771heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingsτὰtaG3588?

13καὶkaiG2532No oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ascendedἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305intoεἰςeisG1519τὸνtonG3588heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361theὁhoG3588One 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 apolētaiG3361 G622butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

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