New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:1-10

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?

Read all of John 3

Commentaries on John 3