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John 3

The New Birth

1NowG1161 there was a manG444 of the PhariseesG5330, namedG3686 1NicodemusG3530, a 2rulerG758 of the JewsG2453; 2thisG3778 manG3778 cameG2064 to 3Jesus at nightG3571 and saidG3004 to Him, “4RabbiG4461, we knowG3609 that You have comeG2064 from GodG2316 as a teacherG1320; for noG3762 oneG3762 canG1410 doG4160 theseG3778 56signsG4592 that You doG4160 unlessG1437G3361 7GodG2316 is with him.” 3JesusG2424 respondedG611 and saidG3004 to him, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437G3361 someoneG5100 8is bornG1080 9againG509 he cannotG1410G3756 seeG3708 10the kingdomG932 of GodG2316.”

4NicodemusG3530 saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 canG1410 a personG444 be bornG1080 when he is oldG1088? He cannotG1410G3361 enterG1525 his mother’sG3384 wombG2836 a secondG1208 timeG1208 and be bornG1080, can he?” 5JesusG2424 answeredG611, “TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, unlessG1437G3361 someoneG5100 is bornG1080 of 11waterG5204 and the SpiritG4151, he cannotG1410G3756 enterG1525 12the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 613That which has been bornG1080 of the fleshG4561 is fleshG4561, and that which has been bornG1080 of the SpiritG4151 is spiritG4151. 7Do not beG2296 amazedG2296 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘You mustG1163 be bornG1080 14againG509.’ 815The windG4151 blowsG4154 whereG3699 it wishesG2309, and you hearG191 the soundG5456 of it, but you do not knowG3609 whereG4159 it is comingG2064 from and whereG4226 it is goingG5217; soG3779 is everyoneG3956 who has been bornG1080 of the SpiritG4151.”

9NicodemusG3530 respondedG611 and saidG3004 to Him, “HowG4459 canG1410 theseG3778 thingsG3778 be?” 10JesusG2424 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to him, “You are 16the teacherG1320 of IsraelG2474, and yet you do not understandG1097 theseG3778 thingsG3778? 11TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, 17we speakG2980 of whatG3739 we knowG3609 and 18testifyG3140 of whatG3739 we have seenG3708, and 19you people do not acceptG2983 our testimonyG3141. 12IfG1487 I toldG3004 you earthlyG1919 thingsG1919 and you do not believeG4100, howG4459 will you believeG4100 ifG1437 I tellG3004 you heavenlyG2032 thingsG2032? 1320NoG3762 oneG3762 has ascendedG305 into heavenG3772, exceptG1487G3361 21He who descendedG2597 from heavenG3772: 22the SonG5207 of ManG444. 14And justG2531 asG2531 23MosesG3475 liftedG5312 upG5312 the serpentG3789 in the wildernessG2048, soG3779 mustG1163 24the SonG5207 of ManG444 25be liftedG5312 upG5312, 15soG2443 thatG2443 everyoneG3956 who 26believesG4100 will 27haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222 in Him.

16“For GodG2316 soG3779 28lovedG25 the worldG2889, that He 29gaveG1325 His 30onlyG3439 SonG5207, soG2443 thatG2443 everyoneG3956 who 31believesG4100 in Him will not perishG622, but haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17For GodG2316 32did not sendG649 the SonG5207 into the worldG2889 33to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but soG2443 thatG2443 the worldG2889 might be savedG4982 throughG1223 Him. 1834The one who believesG4100 in Him is not judgedG2919; the one who does not believeG4100 has been judgedG2919 alreadyG2235, becauseG3754 he has not believedG4100 in the nameG3686 of 35the onlyG3439 SonG5207 of GodG2316. 19And thisG3778 is the judgmentG2920, that 36the LightG5457 has comeG2064 into the worldG2889, and peopleG444 lovedG25 the darknessG4655 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the LightG5457; for 37their deedsG2041 were evilG4190. 2038For everyoneG3956 who doesG4238 evilG5337 hatesG3404 the LightG5457, and does not comeG2064 to the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 his deedsG2041 will not be exposedG1651. 21But the one who 39practicesG4160 the truthG225 comesG2064 to the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 his deedsG2041 will be revealedG5319 40as having beenG1510 performedG2038 in GodG2316.”

John the Baptist’s Last Testimony

22AfterG3326 theseG3778 thingsG3778 JesusG2424 and His 41disciplesG3101 cameG2064 into the landG1093 of JudeaG2449; and thereG1563 He was spendingG1304 timeG1304 with them and 42baptizingG907. 23NowG1161 JohnG2491 alsoG2532 was baptizingG907 in AenonG137, nearG1451 SalimG4530, becauseG3754 there was an abundanceG4183 of waterG5204 thereG1563; and people were comingG3854 and being baptizedG907-- 24for 43JohnG2491 had not yetG3768 beenG1510 thrownG906 into prisonG5438.

25ThenG3767 a matterG2214 ofG2214 disputeG2214 developedG1096 onG1537 theG1537 partG1537 ofG1537 John’sG2491 disciplesG3101 with a JewG2453 aboutG4012 4445purificationG2512. 26And they cameG2064 to JohnG2491 and saidG3004 to him, “46RabbiG4461, He whoG3739 was with you 47beyondG4008 the JordanG2446, to whomG3739 you 48have testifiedG3140--beholdG2396, He is baptizingG907 and allG3956 the people are comingG2064 to Him.” 27JohnG2491 repliedG611G3004, “49A personG444 canG1410 receiveG2983 notG3761 evenG3761 oneG1520 thingG1520 unlessG1437G3361 it 50has beenG1510 givenG1325 to him from heavenG3772. 28You yourselvesG846 51areG3140 my witnessesG3140 that I saidG3004, ‘52I amG1510 not the 53ChristG5547,’ but, ‘I have beenG1510 sentG649 aheadG1715 of Him.’ 29He who hasG2192 the brideG3565 is 54the groomG3566; but the friendG5384 of the groomG3566, who standsG2476 and listensG191 to him, rejoicesG5463 greatlyG5479 becauseG1223 of the groom’sG3566 voiceG5456. SoG3767 thisG3778 55joyG5479 of mineG1699 has been madeG4137 fullG4137. 30He mustG1163 56increaseG837, but I must 57decreaseG1642.

31“58He who comesG2064 from aboveG509 is aboveG1883 allG3956; 59the one who is only from the earthG1093 is of the earthG1093 and speaksG2980 of the earthG1093. 60He who comesG2064 from heavenG3772 is aboveG1883 allG3956. 32WhatG3739 He has seenG3708 and heardG191, of thisG3778 He 61testifiesG3140; and 62noG3762 oneG3762 acceptsG2983 His testimonyG3141. 33The one who has acceptedG2983 His testimonyG3141 63has certifiedG4972 that GodG2316 is trueG227. 34For He whomG3739 GodG2316 64sentG649 speaksG2980 the wordsG4487 of GodG2316; 65for He does not giveG1325 the SpiritG4151 66sparinglyG1537G3358. 3567The FatherG3962 lovesG25 the SonG5207 and 68has entrustedG1325 allG3956 thingsG3956 to His handG5495. 36The one who 69believesG4100 in the SonG5207 hasG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222; but the one who 70does notG544 71obeyG544 the SonG5207 will not seeG3708 lifeG2222, but the wrathG3709 of GodG2316 remainsG3306 on him.”

Notes

  1. 1. John 3:1 John 7:50; 19:39 ↩
  2. 2. John 3:1 Luke 23:13; John 7:26, 48 ↩
  3. 3. John 3:2 Lit Him ↩
  4. 4. John 3:2 Matt 23:7; John 3:26 ↩
  5. 5. John 3:2 I.e., confirming miracles ↩
  6. 6. John 3:2 John 2:11 ↩
  7. 7. John 3:2 John 9:33; 10:38; 14:10f; Acts 2:22; 10:38 ↩
  8. 8. John 3:3 2 Cor 5:17; 1 Pet 1:23 ↩
  9. 9. John 3:3 Or from above ↩
  10. 10. John 3:3 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:5 ↩
  11. 11. John 3:5 Ezek 36:25-27; Eph 5:26; Titus 3:5 ↩
  12. 12. John 3:5 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:3 ↩
  13. 13. John 3:6 John 1:13; 1 Cor 15:50 ↩
  14. 14. John 3:7 Or from above ↩
  15. 15. John 3:8 Ps 135:7; Eccl 11:5; Ezek 37:9 ↩
  16. 16. John 3:10 Luke 2:46; 5:17; Acts 5:34 ↩
  17. 17. John 3:11 John 1:18; 7:16f; 8:26, 28; 12:49; 14:24 ↩
  18. 18. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
  19. 19. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
  20. 20. John 3:13 Deut 30:12; Prov 30:4; Acts 2:34; Rom 10:6; Eph 4:9 ↩
  21. 21. John 3:13 John 3:31; 6:38, 42 ↩
  22. 22. John 3:13 Matt 8:20 ↩
  23. 23. John 3:14 Num 21:9 ↩
  24. 24. John 3:14 Matt 8:20 ↩
  25. 25. John 3:14 John 8:28; 12:34 ↩
  26. 26. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life ↩
  27. 27. John 3:15 John 20:31; 1 John 5:11-13 ↩
  28. 28. John 3:16 Rom 5:8; Eph 2:4; 2 Thess 2:16; 1 John 4:10; Rev 1:5 ↩
  29. 29. John 3:16 Rom 8:32; 1 John 4:9 ↩
  30. 30. John 3:16 John 1:18; 3:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
  31. 31. John 3:16 John 3:36; 6:40; 11:25f ↩
  32. 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. 33. John 3:17 Luke 19:10; John 8:15; 12:47; 1 John 4:14 ↩
  34. 34. John 3:18 Mark 16:16; John 5:24 ↩
  35. 35. John 3:18 John 1:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
  36. 36. John 3:19 John 1:4; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
  37. 37. John 3:19 John 7:7 ↩
  38. 38. John 3:20 John 3:20, 21; Eph 5:11, 13 ↩
  39. 39. John 3:21 1 John 1:6 ↩
  40. 40. John 3:21 Lit that they have been ↩
  41. 41. John 3:22 John 2:2 ↩
  42. 42. John 3:22 John 4:1, 2 ↩
  43. 43. John 3:24 Matt 4:12; 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:20 ↩
  44. 44. John 3:25 I.e., ceremonial washing ↩
  45. 45. John 3:25 John 2:6 ↩
  46. 46. John 3:26 Matt 23:7; John 3:2 ↩
  47. 47. John 3:26 John 1:28 ↩
  48. 48. John 3:26 John 1:7 ↩
  49. 49. John 3:27 1 Cor 4:7; Heb 5:4 ↩
  50. 50. John 3:27 James 1:17 ↩
  51. 51. John 3:28 Lit testify for me ↩
  52. 52. John 3:28 John 1:20, 23 ↩
  53. 53. John 3:28 I.e., Messiah ↩
  54. 54. John 3:29 Matt 9:15; 25:1 ↩
  55. 55. John 3:29 John 15:11; 16:24; 17:13; Phil 2:2; 1 John 1:4; 2 John 12 ↩
  56. 56. John 3:30 Or become greater ↩
  57. 57. John 3:30 Or become less important ↩
  58. 58. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
  59. 59. John 3:31 1 Cor 15:47; 1 John 4:5 ↩
  60. 60. John 3:31 Matt 28:18; John 3:13; 8:23 ↩
  61. 61. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
  62. 62. John 3:32 John 3:11 ↩
  63. 63. John 3:33 John 6:27; Rom 4:11; 15:28; 1 Cor 9:2; 2 Cor 1:22; Eph 1:13; 4:30; 2 Tim 2:19; Rev 7:3-8 ↩
  64. 64. John 3:34 John 3:17 ↩
  65. 65. John 3:34 Matt 12:18; Luke 4:18; Acts 1:2; 10:38 ↩
  66. 66. John 3:34 Lit from measure ↩
  67. 67. John 3:35 Matt 28:18; John 5:20; 17:2 ↩
  68. 68. John 3:35 Matt 11:27; Luke 10:22 ↩
  69. 69. John 3:36 John 3:16 ↩
  70. 70. John 3:36 Acts 14:2; Heb 3:18 ↩
  71. 71. John 3:36 I.e., in belief ↩

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