John 3
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John 3

1ButtherewasG1510amanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444fromamongthePhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,hisnameὄνομαonomaG3686NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,arulerἄρχωνarchōnG758oftheJewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453;
2hecameG2064tohimbynightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andsaidG3004tohim,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,weknowthatthou artcomeG2064ateacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320fromGodθεοῦtheouG2316,fornoneG3762candothesesignsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592thatthou doestunlessGodθεὸςtheosG2316beᾖēG1510withhim.
3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidλέγωlegōG3004tohim, Verily, verily,IsayG3004unto thee,ExceptanyoneG5100bebornG1080anewhecannotseeG3708thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.
4NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530saysΛέγειLegeiG3004tohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459canamanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beG1510bornG1080beingὤν;ōnG1510old?canheenterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525asecondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208intothewombκοιλίανkoilianG2836ofhismotherμητρὸςmētrosG3384andbeG1510bornG1080?
5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,ExceptanyoneG5100bebornG1080ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andofSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,hecannotenterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intothekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofGodθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.
6ThatwhichisG1510bornG1080ofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isG1510fleshσάρξsarxG4561;andthatwhichisG1510bornG1080oftheSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isG1510spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.
7DonotwonderθαυμάσῃςthaumasēsG2296thatIsaidG3004tothee,ItisneedfulthatyeshouldbebornG1080anew.
8ThewindblowsG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699itwill,andthou hearestitsvoiceG5456,butknowestnotwhenceitcomesG2064andwhereG3699itgoesG5217:thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isG1510everyoneG3588thatisG1510bornG1080oftheSpiritG4151.
9NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004tohim,HowπῶςpōsG4459canthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778be?
10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andsaidG3004tohim, Thou arttheteacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320ofIsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474andknowestnotthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778!
11Verily, verily,IsayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,WespeakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980thatwhichweknow,andwebearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140ofthatwhichwehaveseenG3708,andyereceiveλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983notourwitnessG3140.
12IfIhavesaidG3004theearthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingstoyou,andyebelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100not,howπῶςpōsG4459,ifIsayG3004theheavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingstoyou,willyebelieveπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100?
13AndnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hasgoneG305upintoheavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, savehewhocameκαταβάς,katabasG2597downG2597outofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,theSonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofmanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444whoisG1510inheavenG3772.
14AndasMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475liftedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312uptheserpentὄφινophinG3789inthewildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,thusοὕτωςhoutōsG3779musttheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofmanἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444beliftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up,
15thateveryoneG3588whobelievesG4100onhimmay[not perish, but]havelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166.
16ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316soἵναinaG2443lovedG25theworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,thathegaveG1325hisonly-begottenSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,thatwhosoeverbelievesG4100onhimmaynotperishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,buthavelifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166.
17ForGodθεὸςtheosG2316hasnotsentG649hisSonυἱὸνhuionG5207intotheworldκόσμονkosmonG2889thathemayjudgeκρίνῃkrinēG2919theworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,butthattheworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889maybesavedG4982throughhim.
18HethatbelievesG4100onhimisnotjudgedG2919:buthethatbelievesG4100nothasbeenalreadyἤδηēdēG2235judgedG2919,becausehehasnotbelievedG4100onthenameὄνομαonomaG3686oftheonly-begottenSonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofGodθεοῦ.theouG2316.
19AndthisisG1510thejudgmentG2920,thatlightφῶςphōsG5457isG1510comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064intotheworldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,andmenG444havelovedG25darknessσκότοςskotosG4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanlightφῶς·phōsG5457;fortheirworksG2041wereG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.
20ForeveryoneG3588thatdoesevilφαῦλαphaulaG5337hatesG3404thelightφῶςphōsG5457,anddoesnotcomeG2064tothelightφῶςphōsG5457thathisworksἔργαergaG2041maynotbeshewnastheyare;
21buthethatpractisesthetruthἀλήθειανalētheianG225comesG2064tothelightφῶςphōsG5457,thathisworksἔργαergaG2041maybeG1510manifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319thattheyhavebeenG1510wroughtinGodθεῷtheōG2316.
22AfterthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778cameG2064JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andhisdisciplesG3101intothelandγῆν,gēnG1093ofJudaea;andthereheabodewiththemandbaptised.
23AndJohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532wasG1510baptisinginAenon,nearSalim,becausetherewasG1510agreatG4183dealofwaterὕδαταhudataG5204there;andtheycameG3854to[him]andwereG1510baptised:
24forJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491wasG1510notyetοὔπωoupōG3768castβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906intoprisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.
25TherewasthereforeG3767areasoningofthedisciplesG3101ofJohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491withaJewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453aboutpurificationκαθαρισμοῦ.katharismouG2512.
26AndtheycameG2064toJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491andsaidG3004tohim,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,hewhowasG1510withtheebeyondtheJordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,towhomthou barestwitnessμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdἴδεideG2396,hebaptises,andallcomeG2064tohim.
27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andsaidG3004,AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canreceiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983nothingunlessitbeᾖēG1510givenG1325himoutofheavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.
28YeyourselvesbearμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140mewitnessG3140thatIsaidG3004,IamG1510nottheChristχριστός,christosG5547,but,thatIamG1510sentG649beforehim.
29HethathasthebrideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isG1510thebridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;butthefriendφίλοςphilosG5384ofthebridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,whostandsG2476andhearsG191him,rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463inheartbecauseofthevoiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456ofthebridegroomνυμφίου.numphiouG3566:thismyjoyG5479thenisG1510fulfilled.
30Hemustincreaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837,butImustdecrease.
31HewhocomesG2064fromaboveisG1510aboveall.HewhohashisoriginintheearthγῆςgēsG1093isG1510oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093,andspeaksλαλεῖ.laleiG2980[as]oftheearthγῆςgēsG1093.HewhocomesG2064outofheavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772isG1510aboveall,
32[and]whathehasseenG3708andhasheardG191,thishetestifiesG3140;andnooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762receivesG2983histestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.
33HethathasreceivedG2983histestimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141hassettohissealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972thatGodθεὸςtheosG2316isG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227;
34forhewhomGodθεός,theosG2316hassentG649speaksλαλεῖ·laleiG2980thewordsofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,forGodG2316givesG1325nottheSpiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151bymeasureμέτρουmetrouG3358.
35TheFatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesG25theSonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andhasgivenG1325allthingsπάνταpantaG3956[tobe]inhishandχειρὶcheiriG5495.
36HethatbelievesG4100ontheSonυἱὸνhuionG5207haslifeζωὴνzōēnG2222eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166,andhethatisnotsubjecttotheSonυἱῷhuiōG5207shallnotseeG3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,butthewrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306uponhim.

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