New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:1-17

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 4 5signsG4592 that You doG4160 unlessG1437 G3361 6GodG2316 is with him.” 3JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437 G3361 oneG5100 7is bornG1080 8againG509 he cannotG1410 G3756 seeG3708 9the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

4NicodemusG3530 saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 canG1410 a manG444 be bornG1080 when he is oldG1088? He cannotG1410 G3361 enterG1525 a secondG1208 timeG1208 into his mother’sG3384 wombG2836 and be bornG1080, can he?” 5JesusG2424 answeredG611, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437 G3361 oneG5100 is bornG1080 of 10waterG5204 and the SpiritG4151 he cannotG1410 G3756 enterG1525 into 11the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 6 12That 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.’ 8 14The 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? 13 19NoG3762 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 29 30onlyG3439 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.

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 ↩
32. John 3:17 John 3:34; 5:36, 38; 6:29, 38, 57; 7:29; 8:42; 10:36; 11:42; 17:3, 8, 18, 21, 23, 25; 20:21 ↩
33. John 3:17 Luke 19:10; John 8:15; 12:47; 1 John 4:14 ↩