New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3

The New Birth

1NowδὲdeG1161there was a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444of the PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,namedὄνομαonomaG3686NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530, arulerἄρχωνarchōnG758of the JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453;

2thisG3778manG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064to Jesus by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and saidG3004to Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,we knowG3609that You have comeἐλήλυθαςelēluthasG2064from GodθεοῦtheouG2316asa teacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320;for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160theseG3778signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592that You doποιεῖς,poieisG4160unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316is with him.”

3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to him,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361oneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

4NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he is oldγέρωνgerōnG1088?He cannotμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG1410 G3361enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525a secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208into his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836and be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080, can he?”

5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361oneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and the Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intothe kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6That which is bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561is fleshσάρξsarxG4561,and that which is bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151is spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.

7Do not be amazedθαυμάσῃςthaumasēsG2296that I saidG3004to you, ‘You mustδεῖdeiG1163be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080againἄνωθεν.anōthenG509.’

8The windπνεῦμαpneumaG4151blowsπνεῖ,pneiG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699it wishesθέλειtheleiG2309and you hearἀκούειςakoueisG191the soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of it, but do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159it comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064from and whereποῦpouG4226it is goingὑπάγει·hupageiG5217;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who is bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.”

9NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530saidG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778be?”

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to him, “Are youthe teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474and do not understandγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

11TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of whatὅτιhotiG3754we knowG3609andtestifyG3140of whatG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708, andyou do not acceptλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983our testimonyG3140.

12IfεἰeiG1487I toldG3004you earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsG1919and you do not believeπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100,howπῶςpōsG4459will you believeπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100ifἐὰνeanG1437I tellG3004you heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingsG2032?

13NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ascendedἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772, butHe who descendedκαταβάς,katabasG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772:the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444.

14AsMosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475liftedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312up the serpentὄφινophinG3789in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mustδεῖdeiG1163the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444be liftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312up;

15soἵναinaG2443that whoeverπᾶςpasG3956believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100willin Him haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

16“For GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889, that Hegaveἔδωκεν,edōkenG1325HisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,that whoeverπᾶςpasG3956believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him shall not perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,but haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17For GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not sendἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889to judgeκρίνῃkrinēG2919the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,but that the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889might be savedσωθῇsōthēaG4982throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him.

18He who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him is not judgedκρίνεται·krinetaiG2919;he who does not believeπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100has been judgedκέκριταιkekritaiG2919alreadyἤδηēdēG2235,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has not believedπεπίστευκενpepisteukenG4100in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686of theonlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439begottenG3439SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

19ThisαὕτηhautēG3778is the judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920, thatthe LightφῶςphōsG5457has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064into the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,and menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25the darknessσκότοςskotosG4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228the Lightφῶς·phōsG5457, fortheir deedsἔργα.ergaG2041were evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.

20For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who doesπράσσωνprassōnG4238evilφαῦλαphaulaG5337hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404the LightφῶςphōsG5457,and does not comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the LightφῶςphōsG5457for fearἵνα μὴina mēG2443 G3361that his deedsἔργαergaG2041will be exposedἐλεγχθῇelegchthēaG1651.

21But he whopracticesποιῶνpoiōnG4160the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443that his deedsἔργαergaG2041may be manifestedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319as having beenἐστινestinG1510wroughtεἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenaG2038in GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

John’s Last Testimony

22AfterG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into the landγῆν,gēnG1093of JudeaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2453,and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He was spendingG1304timeG1304with them andbaptizingἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.

23JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532was baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in AenonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137nearἐγγὺςengusG1451SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there was muchπολλὰpollaG4183waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563; and peoplewere comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854and were being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907--

24forJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768beenἦνēnG1510thrownβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

25ThereforeοὖνounG3767thereG1096aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096a discussionζήτησιςzētēsisG2214on the part of John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101with a JewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453aboutπερὶperiG4012purificationκαθαρισμοῦ.katharismouG2512.

26And they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491and saidG3004to him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,He whoὃςhosG3739was with youbeyondπέρανperanG4008the JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,to whomᾧhōG3739youhave testifiedμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdἴδεideG2396,He is baptizingβαπτίζει,baptizeiG907and allπάντεςpantesG3956are comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to Him.”

27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611and saidG3004, “A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983nothingοὐouG3756 G3762unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361ithas beenᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325him from heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846are my witnessesμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140that I saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not theChristχριστός,christosG5547,’but, ‘I have beenεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of Him.’

29He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isthe bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;but the friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the bridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,who standsἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476and hearsἀκούωνakouōnG191him, rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463greatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the bridegroom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.SoοὖνounG3767thisαὕτηhautēG3778joyχαρὰcharaG5479of mineG1699has been madeG4137fullG4137.

30He mustδεῖdeiG1163increaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837,but I must decreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.

31“He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509is aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956,he who is of the earthγῆςgēsG1093is from the earthγῆςgēsG1093and speaksλαλεῖ.laleiG2980of the earthγῆςgēsG1093.He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772is aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

32WhatὃhoG3739He has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708and heardἤκουσεν,ēkousenG191, of that HetestifiesG3140; andnoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762receivesλαμβάνει.lambaneiG2983His testimonyG3140.

33He who has receivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983His testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141has setG4972his sealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972to this,that GodθεὸςtheosG2316is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

34For He whomὃνhonG3739Godθεός,theosG2316hassentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649speaksλαλεῖ·laleiG2980the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;for He givesδίδωσινdidōsinG1325the Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151withoutοὐ ἐκou ekG3756 G1537measureμέτρουmetrouG3358.

35The FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andhas givenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956into His handχειρὶcheiriG5495.

36He whobelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222; but he who does notobeyἀπειθῶνapeithōnG544the SonυἱῷhuiōG5207will not seeG3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,but the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidesμένειmeneiG3306on him.”

The New Birth

John’s Last Testimony

Commentaries on John 3