New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:7-21

7Do not be amazedG2296 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘You mustG1163 be bornG1080 1againG509.’ 8 2The 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 3the teacherG1320 of IsraelG2474 and do not understandG1097 theseG3778 thingsG3778? 11TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, 4we speakG2980 of whatG3754 we knowG3609 and 5testifyG3140 of whatG3739 we have seenG3708, and 6you 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 7NoG3762 oneG3762 has ascendedG305 into heavenG3772, but 8He who descendedG2597 from heavenG3772: 9the SonG5207 of ManG444. 14As 10MosesG3475 liftedG5312 up the serpentG3789 in the wildernessG2048, even soG3779 mustG1163 11the SonG5207 of ManG444 12be liftedG5312 up; 15soG2443 that whoeverG3956 13believesG4100 will 14in Him haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222.

16“For GodG2316 soG3779 15lovedG25 the worldG2889, that He 16gaveG1325 His 17 18onlyG3439 begottenG3439 SonG5207, that whoeverG3956 19believesG4100 in Him shall not perishG622, but haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17For GodG2316 20did not sendG649 the SonG5207 into the worldG2889 21to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but that the worldG2889 might be savedG4982 throughG1223 Him. 18 22He 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 23the 24onlyG3439 begottenG3439 SonG5207 of GodG2316. 19ThisG3778 is the judgmentG2920, that 25the LightG5457 has comeG2064 into the worldG2889, and menG444 lovedG25 the darknessG4655 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the LightG5457, for 26their deedsG2041 were evilG4190. 20 27For everyoneG3956 who doesG4238 evilG5337 hatesG3404 the LightG5457, and does not comeG2064 to the LightG5457 for fearG2443 G3361 that his deedsG2041 will be exposedG1651. 21But he who 28practicesG4160 the truthG225 comesG2064 to the LightG5457, soG2443 that his deedsG2041 may be manifestedG5319 as having beenG1510 wroughtG2038 in GodG2316.”

Notes

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