New American Standard Bible 2020

John 3:22-36

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.”

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