New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:1-16

1Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named 1Nicodemus, a 2ruler of the Jews; 2this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “3Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these 4 5signs that You do unless 6God is with him.” 3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one 7is born 8again he cannot see 9the kingdom of God.”

4Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” 5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of 10water and the Spirit he cannot enter into 11the kingdom of God. 6 12That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born 13again.’ 8 14The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you 15the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? 11Truly, truly, I say to you, 16we speak of what we know and 17testify of what we have seen, and 18you do not accept our testimony. 12If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 19No one has ascended into heaven, but 20He who descended from heaven: 21the Son of Man. 14As 22Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must 23the Son of Man 24be lifted up; 15so that whoever 25believes will 26in Him have eternal life.

16“For God so 27loved the world, that He 28gave His 29 30only begotten Son, that whoever 31believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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Notes

1. John 3:1 John 7:50; 19:39 ↩
2. John 3:1 Luke 23:13; John 7:26, 48 ↩
3. John 3:2 Matt 23:7; John 3:26 ↩
4. John 3:2 Or attesting miracles ↩
5. John 3:2 John 2:11 ↩
6. John 3:2 John 9:33; 10:38; 14:10f; Acts 2:22; 10:38 ↩
7. John 3:3 2 Cor 5:17; 1 Pet 1:23 ↩
8. John 3:3 Or from above ↩
9. John 3:3 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:5 ↩
10. John 3:5 Ezek 36:25-27; Eph 5:26; Titus 3:5 ↩
11. John 3:5 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:3 ↩
12. John 3:6 John 1:13; 1 Cor 15:50 ↩
13. John 3:7 Or from above ↩
14. John 3:8 Ps 135:7; Eccl 11:5; Ezek 37:9 ↩
15. John 3:10 Luke 2:46; 5:17; Acts 5:34 ↩
16. John 3:11 John 1:18; 7:16f; 8:26, 28; 12:49; 14:24 ↩
17. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
18. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
19. John 3:13 Deut 30:12; Prov 30:4; Acts 2:34; Rom 10:6; Eph 4:9 ↩
20. John 3:13 John 3:31; 6:38, 42 ↩
21. John 3:13 Matt 8:20 ↩
22. John 3:14 Num 21:9 ↩
23. John 3:14 Matt 8:20 ↩
24. John 3:14 John 8:28; 12:34 ↩
25. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life ↩
26. John 3:15 John 20:31; 1 John 5:11-13 ↩
27. John 3:16 Rom 5:8; Eph 2:4; 2 Thess 2:16; 1 John 4:10; Rev 1:5 ↩
28. John 3:16 Rom 8:32; 1 John 4:9 ↩
29. John 3:16 Or unique, only one of His kind ↩
30. John 3:16 John 1:18; 3:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
31. John 3:16 John 3:36; 6:40; 11:25f ↩

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