1ButtherewasG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromamongthePhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,arulerἄρχωνarchōnG758oftheJewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453; 5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,ExceptanyoneG5100bebornG1080ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andofSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,hecannotenterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316. 7DonotwonderθαυμάσῃςthaumasēsG2296thatIsaidG3004tothee,ItisneedfulthatyeshouldbebornG1080anew. 9NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004tohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459canthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778be? 10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004tohim, Thou arttheteacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474andknowestnotthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778! 11Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,WespeakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980thatwhichweknow,andwebearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140ofthatwhichwehaveseenG3708,andyereceiveλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983notourwitnessG3140. 12IfIhavesaidG3004theearthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingstoyou,andyebelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100not,howπῶςpōsG4459,ifIsayG3004theheavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingstoyou,willyebelieveπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100? 14AndasMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475liftedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312uptheserpentὄφινophinG3789inthewildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779musttheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444beliftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up, 15thateveryoneG3588whobelievesG4100onhimmay[not perish, but]havelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166. 22AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778cameG2064JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andhisdisciplesG3101intothelandγῆν,gēnG1093ofJudaea;andthereheabodewiththemandbaptised. 25TherewasthereforeG3767areasoningofthedisciplesG3101ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491withaJewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453aboutpurificationκαθαρισμοῦ.katharismouG2512. 26AndtheycameG2064toJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andsaidG3004tohim,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,hewhowasG1510withtheebeyondtheJordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,towhomthou barestwitnessμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdἴδεideG2396,hebaptises,andallcomeG2064tohim. 29HethathasthebrideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isG1510thebridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;butthefriendφίλοςphilosG5384ofthebridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,whostandsG2476andhearsG191him,rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463inheartbecauseofthevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456ofthebridegroomνυμφίου.numphiouG3566:thismyjoyG5479thenisG1510fulfilled. 30Hemustincreaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837,butImustdecrease. Darby Bible — 1889 — Public Domain
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