John 3:1-21

1NowG1161 there wasG1510 a manG444 ofG1537 theG3588 PhariseesG5330 namedG3686G846 NicodemusG3530, a leaderG758 of theG3588 JewsG2453. 2HeG3778 cameG2064 toG4314 Jesus at nightG3571 andG2532 saidG2036, “RabbiG4461, we knowG1492 thatG3754 You are a teacherG1320 who has comeG2064 fromG575 GodG2316. ForG1063 no oneG3762 couldG1410 performG4160 the signsG4592 YouG4771 are doingG4160 ifG1437 GodG2316 wereG1510 notG3361 withG3326 himG846.”

3JesusG2424 repliedG611G2532G2036G846, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, noG3756 oneG5100 canG1410 seeG3708 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 unlessG1437G3361 he is bornG1080 againG509.1”

4“HowG4459 canG1410 a manG444 be bornG1080 when he isG1510 oldG1088?” NicodemusG3530 askedG3004. “Can heG3361G1410 enterG1525G1519 hisG846 mother’sG3384 wombG2836 a second timeG1208 to be bornG1080?”

5JesusG2424 answeredG611, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, noG3756 oneG5100 canG1410 enterG1525G1519 theG3588 kingdomG932 of GodG2316 unlessG1437G3361 he is bornG1080 ofG1537 waterG5204 andG2532 the SpiritG4151. 6FleshG4561 isG1510 bornG1080 ofG1537 fleshG4561, but spiritG4151 isG1510 bornG1080 ofG1537 theG3588 SpiritG4151. 7Do not be amazedG3361G2296 thatG3754 I saidG2036, ‘YouG47712 mustG1163 be bornG1080 againG509.’ 8TheG3588 windG4151 blowsG4154 whereG3699 it wishesG2309. You hearG191 itsG846 soundG5456, butG235 you do not knowG3756G1492 whereG4159 it comes fromG2064 or whereG4226 it is goingG5217. SoG3779 it isG1510 with everyoneG3956 bornG1080 ofG1537 theG3588 SpiritG4151.”

9“HowG4459 canG1410 thisG3778 beG1096?” NicodemusG3530 askedG611G2532G2036G846.

10“YouG4771 areG1510 Israel’sG2474 teacherG1320,” saidG611 JesusG2424G2532G2036G846, “andG2532 you do not understandG3756G1097 these thingsG3778? 11TrulyG281, trulyG281, I tellG3004 youG4771, we speakG2980 of whatG3739 we knowG1492, andG2532 we testifyG3140 to whatG3739 we have seenG3708, and yetG2532 you people do not acceptG3756G2983 ourG1473 testimonyG3141.

12IfG1487 I have toldG2036 you aboutG4771 earthlyG1919 thingsG3588 andG2532 you do not believeG3756G4100, howG4459 will you believeG4100 ifG1437 I tellG2036 you aboutG4771 heavenlyG2032 thingsG3588? 13No oneG3762 has ascendedG305 intoG1519 heavenG3772 exceptG1487G3361 theG3588 One who descendedG2597 fromG1537 heavenG3772—theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444.3 14JustG2532 asG2531 MosesG3475 lifted upG5312 theG3588 snakeG3789 inG1722 theG3588 wildernessG2048, soG3779 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 mustG1163 be lifted upG5312, 15thatG2443 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100 inG1722 HimG846 may haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222.4

16ForG1063 GodG2316 soG3779 lovedG25 theG3588 worldG2889 thatG5620 He gaveG1325 His one and onlyG34395 SonG5207, thatG2443 everyoneG3956 whoG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 HimG846 shall not perishG3361G622 butG235 haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17ForG1063 GodG2316 did notG3756 sendG649 His SonG5207 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889 toG2443 condemnG2919 theG3588 worldG2889, butG235 toG2443 saveG4982 theG3588 worldG2889 throughG1223 HimG846. 18WhoeverG3588 believesG4100 inG1519 HimG846 is not condemnedG3756G2919, butG1161 whoeverG3588 does not believeG3361G4100 has already been condemnedG2235G2919, becauseG3754 he has not believedG3361G4100 inG1519 theG3588 nameG3686 of God’sG2316 one and onlyG3439 SonG5207.

19AndG1161 thisG3778 isG1510 theG3588 verdictG2920: TheG3588 LightG5457 has comeG2064 intoG1519 theG3588 worldG2889, butG2532 menG444 lovedG25 theG3588 darknessG4655 ratherG3123 thanG2228 theG3588 LightG5457 becauseG1063 theirG846 deedsG2041 wereG1510 evilG4190. 20EveryoneG3956 whoG3588 doesG4238 evilG5337 hatesG3404 theG3588 LightG5457, andG2532 does notG3756 comeG2064 intoG4314 theG3588 LightG5457 for fear thatG2443G3361 hisG846 deedsG2041 will be exposedG1651. 21ButG1161 whoeverG3588 practicesG4160 theG3588 truthG225 comesG2064 intoG4314 theG3588 LightG5457, so thatG2443 it may be seen clearlyG5319 thatG3754 what heG846 has doneG2041 has beenG1510 accomplishedG2038 inG1722 GodG2316.”6