New American Standard Bible 2020
John 3:7-21
7Do not beG2296 amazedG2296 that I saidG3004 to you, ‘You mustG1163 be bornG1080 1againG509.’ 82The 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 3the teacherG1320 of IsraelG2474, and yet you do not understandG1097 theseG3778 thingsG3778? 11TrulyG281, trulyG281, I sayG3004 to you, 4we speakG2980 of whatG3739 we knowG3609 and 5testifyG3140 of whatG3739 we have seenG3708, and 6you 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? 137NoG3762 oneG3762 has ascendedG305 into heavenG3772, exceptG1487G3361 8He who descendedG2597 from heavenG3772: 9the SonG5207 of ManG444. 14And justG2531 asG2531 10MosesG3475 liftedG5312 upG5312 the serpentG3789 in the wildernessG2048, soG3779 mustG1163 11the SonG5207 of ManG444 12be liftedG5312 upG5312, 15soG2443 thatG2443 everyoneG3956 who 13believesG4100 will 14haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222 in Him.
16“For GodG2316 soG3779 15lovedG25 the worldG2889, that He 16gaveG1325 His 17onlyG3439 SonG5207, soG2443 thatG2443 everyoneG3956 who 18believesG4100 in Him will not perishG622, but haveG2192 eternalG166 lifeG2222. 17For GodG2316 19did not sendG649 the SonG5207 into the worldG2889 20to judgeG2919 the worldG2889, but soG2443 thatG2443 the worldG2889 might be savedG4982 throughG1223 Him. 1821The 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 22the onlyG3439 SonG5207 of GodG2316. 19And thisG3778 is the judgmentG2920, that 23the LightG5457 has comeG2064 into the worldG2889, and peopleG444 lovedG25 the darknessG4655 ratherG3123 thanG2228 the LightG5457; for 24their deedsG2041 were evilG4190. 2025For 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 26practicesG4160 the truthG225 comesG2064 to the LightG5457, soG2443 thatG2443 his deedsG2041 will be revealedG5319 27as having beenG1510 performedG2038 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 John 1:18; 3:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
- 18. John 3:16 John 3:36; 6:40; 11:25f ↩
- 19. 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 ↩
- 20. John 3:17 Luke 19:10; John 8:15; 12:47; 1 John 4:14 ↩
- 21. John 3:18 Mark 16:16; John 5:24 ↩
- 22. John 3:18 John 1:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
- 23. John 3:19 John 1:4; 8:12; 9:5; 12:46 ↩
- 24. John 3:19 John 7:7 ↩
- 25. John 3:20 John 3:20, 21; Eph 5:11, 13 ↩
- 26. John 3:21 1 John 1:6 ↩
- 27. John 3:21 Lit that they have been ↩
Commentaries on John 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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