John 3
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John 3:1-10

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 mēG1437G3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316is with him.”
3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424respondedἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611and saidλέγωlegōG3004to him,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361someoneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410G3756seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.”
4NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530saidΛέγειLegeiG3004to Him, “HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he is oldγέρωνgerōnG1088?He cannotμὴ δύναταιmē dunataiG1410G3361enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525his mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836a secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208and be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080, can he?”
5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,“TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, unlessἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361someoneτιςtisG5100is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofwaterὕδατοςhudatosG5204and theSpiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG1410G3756enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the 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?
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