New American Standard Bible 2020

John 3

The New Birth

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

2thisG3778manG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064toJesus at nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and saidG3004to Him, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,we knowG3609that You have comeἐλήλυθαςelēluthasG2064from GodθεοῦtheouG2316asa teacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320;for noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160theseG3778signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592that You doποιεῖς,poieisG4160unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316is with him.”

3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to him,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361someoneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”

4NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he is oldγέρωνgerōnG1088?He cannotμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG1410 G3361enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836a secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208and be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080, can he?”

5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437 G3361someoneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and theSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410 G3756enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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

7Do not beG2296amazedG2296that I saidG3004to you, ‘You mustδεῖdeiG1163be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080againἄνωθεν.anōthenG509.’

8The windπνεῦμαpneumaG4151blowsπνεῖ,pneiG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699it wishesθέλειtheleiG2309,and you hearἀκούειςakoueisG191the soundφωνὴνphōnēnG5456of it, but you do not knowG3609whereπόθενpothenG4159it is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064from and whereποῦpouG4226it is goingὑπάγει·hupageiG5217;soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who has been bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080of the Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.”

9NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778be?”

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidG3004to him, “You arethe teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320of IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474, and yetyou do not understandγινώσκεις;ginōskeisG1097theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

11TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you,we speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980of whatὃhoG3739we knowG3609andtestifyμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140of whatὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708, and you peopledo not acceptλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983our testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.

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

13NoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762has ascendedἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305into heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361He who descendedκαταβάς,katabasG2597from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772:the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444.

14And justG2531asG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475liftedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312upG5312the serpentὄφινophinG3789in the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mustδεῖdeiG1163the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of Manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444be liftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312upG5312,

15soἵναinaG2443thatG2443everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whobelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100willhaveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222in Him.

16“For GodθεὸςtheosG2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889, that Hegaveἔδωκεν,edōkenG1325HisonlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443everyoneπᾶςpasG3956whobelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him will not perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,but haveἔχῃechēG2192eternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17For GodθεὸςtheosG2316did not sendἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207into the worldκόσμονkosmonG2889to judgeκρίνῃkrinēG2919the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,but soἵναinaG2443thatἵναinaG2443the worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889might be savedσωθῇsōthēaG4982throughδι᾽di᾽G1223Him.

18The one who believesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in Him is not judgedκρίνεται·krinetaiG2919;the one who does not believeπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100has been judgedκέκριταιkekritaiG2919alreadyἤδηēdēG2235,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he has not believedπεπίστευκενpepisteukenG4100in the nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofthe onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

19And thisαὕτηhautēG3778is the judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920, thatthe LightφῶςphōsG5457has comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064into the worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,and peopleἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25the darknessσκότοςskotosG4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228the Lightφῶς·phōsG5457; fortheir deedsἔργα.ergaG2041were evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.

20For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956who doesπράσσωνprassōnG4238evilφαῦλαphaulaG5337hatesμισεῖmiseiG3404the LightφῶςphōsG5457,and does not comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443his deedsἔργαergaG2041will not be exposedἐλεγχθῇelegchthēaG1651.

21But the one whopracticesποιῶνpoiōnG4160the truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225comesἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064to the LightφῶςphōsG5457,soG2443thatG2443his deedsἔργαergaG2041will be revealedφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319as having beenἐστινestinG1510performedεἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenaG2038in GodθεῷtheōG2316.”

John the Baptist’s Last Testimony

22AfterG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424and HisdisciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameἦλθενēlthenG2064into the landγῆν,gēnG1093of JudeaG2449;and thereἐκεῖekeiG1563He was spendingG1304timeG1304with them andbaptizingἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.

23NowδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532was baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907in AenonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137,nearἐγγὺςengusG1451SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there was an abundanceπολλὰpollaG4183of waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563; and peoplewere comingπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854and being baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907--

24forJohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491had not yetοὔπωoupōG3768beenἦνēnG1510thrownβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906into prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

25ThenοὖνounG3767a matterG2214ofG2214disputeG2214developedἐγένετοegenetoG1096onG1537theG1537partG1537ofG1537John’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 allπάντεςpantesG3956the peopleare comingἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064to Him.”

27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491repliedἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611 G3004, “A personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983notG3761evenG3761oneἓνhenG1520thingG1520unlessἐὰν μὴean mēG1437 G3361ithas beenᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325to him from heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28You yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846areG3140my witnessesμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140that I saidG3004, ‘I amεἰμὶeimiG1510not theChristχριστός,christosG5547,’but, ‘I have beenεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649aheadἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715of Him.’

29He who hasἔχωνechōnG2192the brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isthe groomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566;but the friendφίλοςphilosG5384of the groomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,who standsἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG2476and listensἀκούωνakouōnG191to him, rejoicesχαίρειchaireiG5463greatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the groom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456.SoοὖνounG3767thisαὕτηhautēG3778joyχαρὰcharaG5479of mineG1699has been madeG4137fullG4137.

30He mustδεῖdeiG1163increaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837, but I mustdecreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.

31“He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509is aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956; the one who is onlyfrom the earthγῆςgēsG1093is of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and speaksλαλεῖ.laleiG2980of the earthγῆςgēsG1093.He who comesἐρχόμενοςerchomenosG2064from heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772is aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956.

32WhatὃhoG3739He has seenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708and heardἤκουσεν,ēkousenG191,of thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778Hetestifiesμαρτυρεῖ,martureiG3140; andnoG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762acceptsλαμβάνει.lambaneiG2983His testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141.

33The one who has acceptedλαβὼνlabōnG2983His testimonyμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141has certifiedἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972that GodθεὸςtheosG2316is trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

34For He whomὃνhonG3739Godθεός,theosG2316sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649speaksλαλεῖ·laleiG2980the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;for He does not giveδίδωσινdidōsinG1325the Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151sparinglyἐκ μέτρουek metrouG1537 G3358.

35The FatherπατὴρpatērG3962lovesἀγαπᾷagapaG25the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207andhas entrustedδέδωκενdedōkenG1325allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956to His handχειρὶcheiriG5495.

36The one whobelievesπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100in the SonυἱὸνhuionG5207hasἔχειecheiG2192eternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222; but the one whodoes notG544obeyG544the SonυἱῷhuiōG5207will not seeG3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,but the wrathὀργὴorgēG3709of GodθεοῦtheouG2316remainsμένειmeneiG3306on him.”

The New Birth

John the Baptist’s Last Testimony

Commentaries on John 3