John 3

The New Birth

1NowG1161 there was a manG444 of the PhariseesG5330, namedG3686 1NicodemusG3530, a 2rulerG758 of the JewsG2453; 2thisG3778 manG3778 cameG2064 to Jesus by nightG3571 and saidG3004 to Him, “3RabbiG4461, we knowG3609 that You have comeG2064 from GodG2316 as a teacherG1320; for noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 doG4160 theseG3778 45signsG4592 that You doG4160 unlessG1437G3361 6GodG2316 is with him.” 3JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437G3361 oneG5100 7is bornG1080 8againG509 he cannotG1410G3756 seeG3708 9the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

4NicodemusG3530 saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 canG1410 a manG444 be bornG1080 when he is oldG1088? He cannotG1410G3361 enterG1525 a secondG1208 timeG1208 into his mother’sG3384 wombG2836 and be bornG1080, can he?” 5JesusG2424 answeredG611, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437G3361 oneG5100 is bornG1080 of 10waterG5204 and the SpiritG4151 he cannotG1410G3756 enterG1525 into 11the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 612That which is bornG1080 of the fleshG4561 is fleshG4561, and that which is bornG1080 of the SpiritG4151 is spiritG4151. 7Do not be amazedG2296 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘You mustG1163 be bornG1080 13againG509.’ 814The windG4151 blowsG4154 whereG3699 it wishesG2309 and you hearG191 the soundG5456 of it, but do not knowG3609 whereG4159 it comesG2064 from and whereG4226 it is goingG5217; soG3779 is everyoneG3956 who is bornG1080 of the SpiritG4151.”

9NicodemusG3530 saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 canG1410 theseG3778 thingsG3778 be?” 10JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “Are you 15the teacherG1320 of IsraelG2474 and do not understandG1097 theseG3778 thingsG3778? 11TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, 16we speakG2980 of whatG3754 we knowG3609 and 17testifyG3140 of whatG3739 we have seenG3708, and 18you do not acceptG2983 our testimonyG3140. 12IfG1487 I toldG3004 you earthlyG1919 thingsG1919 and you do not believeG4100, howG4459 will you believeG4100 ifG1437 I tellG3004 you heavenlyG2032 thingsG2032? 1319NoG3762 oneG3762 has ascendedG305 into heavenG3772, but 20He who descendedG2597 from heavenG3772: 21the SonG5207 of ManG444. 14As 22MosesG3475 liftedG5312 up the serpentG3789 in the wildernessG2048, even soG3779 mustG1163 23the SonG5207 of ManG444 24be liftedG5312 up; 15soG2443 that whoeverG3956 25believesG4100 will 26in Him haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222.

16“For GodG2316 soG3779 27lovedG25 the worldG2889, that He 28gaveG1325 His 2930onlyG3439 begottenG3439 SonG5207, that whoeverG3956 31believesG4100 in Him shall not perishG622, but haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17For GodG2316 32did not sendG649 the SonG5207 into the worldG2889 33to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but that the worldG2889 might be savedG4982 throughG1223 Him. 1834He who believesG4100 in Him is not judgedG2919; he who does not believeG4100 has been judgedG2919 alreadyG2235, becauseG3754 he has not believedG4100 in the nameG3686 of 35the 36onlyG3439 begottenG3439 SonG5207 of GodG2316. 19ThisG3778 is the judgmentG2920, that 37the LightG5457 has comeG2064 into the worldG2889, and menG444 lovedG25 the darknessG4655 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the LightG5457, for 38their deedsG2041 were evilG4190. 2039For everyoneG3956 who doesG4238 evilG5337 hatesG3404 the LightG5457, and does not comeG2064 to the LightG5457 for fearG2443G3361 that his deedsG2041 will be exposedG1651. 21But he who 40practicesG4160 the truthG225 comesG2064 to the LightG5457, soG2443 that his deedsG2041 may be manifestedG5319 as having beenG1510 wroughtG2038 in GodG2316.”

John’s Last Testimony

22AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 and His 41disciplesG3101 cameG2064 into the landG1093 of JudeaG2453, and thereG1563 He was spendingG1304 timeG1304 with them and 42baptizingG907. 23JohnG2491 alsoG2532 was baptizingG907 in AenonG137 nearG1451 SalimG4530, becauseG3754 there was muchG4183 waterG5204 thereG1563; and people were comingG3854 and were being baptizedG907-- 24for 43JohnG2491 had not yetG3768 beenG1510 thrownG906 into prisonG5438.

25ThereforeG3767 thereG1096 aroseG1096 a discussionG2214 on the part of John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 with a JewG2453 aboutG4012 44purificationG2512. 26And they cameG2064 to JohnG2491 and saidG3004 to him, “45RabbiG4461, He whoG3739 was with you 46beyondG4008 the JordanG2446, to whomG3739 you 47have testifiedG3140, beholdG2396, He is baptizingG907 and allG3956 are comingG2064 to Him.” 27JohnG2491 answeredG611 and saidG3004, “48A manG444 canG1410 receiveG2983 nothingG3756G3762 unlessG1437G3361 it 49has beenG1510 givenG1325 him from heavenG3772. 28You yourselvesG846 50are my witnessesG3140 that I saidG3004, ‘51I amG1510 not the 52ChristG5547,’ but, ‘I have beenG1510 sentG649 aheadG1715 of Him.’ 29He who hasG2192 the brideG3565 is 53the bridegroomG3566; but the friendG5384 of the bridegroomG3566, who standsG2476 and hearsG191 him, rejoicesG5463 greatlyG5479 becauseG1223 of the bridegroom’sG3566 voiceG5456. SoG3767 thisG3778 54joyG5479 of mineG1699 has been madeG4137 fullG4137. 30He mustG1163 increaseG837, but I must decreaseG1642.

31“55He who comesG2064 from aboveG509 is aboveG1883 allG3956, 56he who is of the earthG1093 is from the earthG1093 and speaksG2980 of the earthG1093. 57He who comesG2064 from heavenG3772 is aboveG1883 allG3956. 32WhatG3739 He has seenG3708 and heardG191, of that He 58testifiesG3140; and 59noG3762 oneG3762 receivesG2983 His testimonyG3140. 33He who has receivedG2983 His testimonyG3141 60has setG4972 his sealG4972 to this, that GodG2316 is trueG227. 34For He whomG3739 GodG2316 has 61sentG649 speaksG2980 the wordsG4487 of GodG2316; 6263for He givesG1325 the SpiritG4151 withoutG3756G1537 measureG3358. 3564The FatherG3962 lovesG25 the SonG5207 and 65has givenG1325 allG3956 thingsG3956 into His handG5495. 36He who 66believesG4100 in the SonG5207 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222; but he who 67does not 68obeyG544 the SonG5207 will not seeG3708 lifeG2222, but the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 abidesG3306 on him.”