Revised Literal Translation
John 3
2The sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778cameG2064toπρὸςprosG4314JesusG3588G2424by nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himG846,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754thou artG2064a teacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320comeG2064fromἀπὸapoG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316:forγὰρgarG1063no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762canδύναταιdunataiG1410doποιεῖνpoieinG4160theseταῦταtautaG3778miraclesσημεῖαsēmeiaG3588G4592thatἃhaG3739thouσὺsuG4771doestποιεῖς,poieisG4160,ἐὰνeanG1437exceptμὴmēG3361GodθεὸςtheosG3588G2316beᾖēG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846.
3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG3588G2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγωlegōG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayG3004unto theeσοι·soiG4771,ἐὰνeanG1437ExceptμήmēG3361a manτιςtisG5100be bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080againἄνωθεν,anōthenG509,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588G932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG3588G2316.
4Nicodemusὁ Νικόδημος·ho NikodēmosG3588G3530saithΛέγειLegeiG3004untoπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτὸνautonG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080when he isὤν;ōnG1510oldγέρωνgerōnG1088?μὴmēG3361can heδύναταιdunataiG1410enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the second timeδεύτερονdeuteronG1208intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846mother’sτὴν μητρὸςtēn mētrosG3588G3384wombκοιλίαν τῆςkoilian tēsG3588G2836,andκαὶkaiG2532be bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080?
5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG3588G2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611,VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto theeσοι,soiG4771,Exceptἐὰν μήean mēG1437G3361a manτιςtisG5100be bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofἐξexG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andκαὶkaiG2532ofthe Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,he cannotοὐ δύναταιou dunataiG3756G1410enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG3588G932of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG3588G2316.
6ΤὸToG3588τῆςtēsG3588That which is bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537the fleshσαρκὸς τὸsarkos toG3588G4561isἐστιν,estinG1510fleshσάρξsarxG4561;andκαὶkaiG2532that which is bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588G4151isἐστιν.estinG1510spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.
8τὸtoG3588The windπνεῦμα τὴνpneuma tēnG3588G4151blowethπνεῖ,pneiG4154whereὅπουhopouG3699it listethθέλειtheleiG2309,andκαὶkaiG2532thou hearestἀκούειςakoueisG191the soundφωνὴν ὁphōnēn hoG3588G5456thereofαὐτοῦautouG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235canstG1492notοὐκoukG3756tellG1492whenceπόθενpothenG4159it comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532whitherποῦpouG4226it goethὑπάγει·hupageiG5217:soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isἐστὶνestinG1510everyπᾶςpasG3956one that is bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματος.¶tou pneumatosG3588G4151.
11VerilyἀμὴνamēnG281,verilyἀμὴνamēnG281,I sayλέγωlegōG3004unto theeσοιsoiG4771,ὅτιhotiG3754We speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980thatὃhoG3739we do knowG1492,andκαὶkaiG2532testifyμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140thatὃhoG3739we have seenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708;andκαὶkaiG2532ye receiveλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983notοὐouG3756ourG1473witnessτὴν μαρτυρίανtēn marturianG3588G3141.
13G3588AndκαὶkaiG2532no manοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762hath ascended upἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305toεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3588G3772,εἰeiG1487butμὴmēG3361he thatG3588came downκαταβάς,katabasG2597fromἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3588G3772, eventhe SonυἱὸςhuiosG3588G5207of manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG3588G444which isG1510inG1722heavenG3588G3772.
14τὸνtonG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475lifted upὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312the serpentὄφιν τῇophin tēaG3588G3789inἐνenG1722the wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779mustδεῖdeiG1163the Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207of manτοῦ ἀνθρώπου,tou anthrōpouG3588G444be lifted upὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312:
16ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588ForγὰρgarG1063Godθεὸς τὸνtheos tonG3588G2316soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25the worldκόσμον, τὸνkosmon tonG3588G2889,thatὥστεhōsteG5620he gaveἔδωκεν,edōkenG1325hisG846only begottenμονογενῆmonogenēG3439Sonυἱὸν ὁhuion hoG3588G5207,thatἵναinaG2443whosoeverπᾶςpasG3956believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519himG846shouldG622notμὴmēG3361perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235haveἔχῃechēG2192everlastingαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.
17ForγὰρgarG1063Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588G2316sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649notοὐouG3756hisG846Sonτὸν υἱὸνton huionG3588G5207intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμονton kosmonG3588G2889toἵναinaG2443condemnκρίνῃkrinēG2919the worldτὸν κόσμον,ton kosmonG3588G2889;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443the worldὁ κόσμοςho kosmosG3588G2889throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himG846might be savedσωθῇsōthēaG4982.
18ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588τὸtoG3588He that believethG4100onεἰςeisG1519himαὐτὸνautonG846isG2919notοὐouG3756condemnedG2919:butδὲdeG1161he that believethG4100notμὴmēG3361is condemnedG2919alreadyἤδηēdēG2235,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he hathG4100notμὴmēG3361believedG4100inεἰςeisG1519the nameὄνομα τοῦonoma touG3588G3686of the only begottenμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207of Godτοῦ θεοῦ.tou theouG3588G2316.
19AndδέdeG1161thisαὕτηhautēG3778isἐστινestinG1510the condemnationἡ κρίσιςhē krisisG3588G2920,thatὅτιhotiG3754lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457is comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519the worldτὸν κόσμον,ton kosmonG3588G2889,andκαὶkaiG2532menοἱ ἄνθρωποιhoi anthrōpoiG3588G444lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25darknessτὸ σκότοςto skotosG3588G4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228lightτὸ φῶς·to phōsG3588G5457,becauseγὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846deedsτὰ ἔργα.ta ergaG3588G2041wereἦνēnG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.
20ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063everyπᾶςpasG3956one that doethπράσσωνprassōnG4238evilφαῦλαphaulaG5337hatethμισεῖmiseiG3404the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457,καὶkaiG2532neitherοὐκoukG3756comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457,ἵναinaG2443lestμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846deedsτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041should be reprovedἐλεγχθῇelegchthēaG1651.
21ὁhoG3588ButδὲdeG1161he that doethποιῶνpoiōnG4160truthτὴν ἀλήθειανtēn alētheianG3588G225comethἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314the lightτὸ φῶςto phōsG3588G5457,thatἵναinaG2443hisαὐτοῦautouG846deedsτὰ ἔργαta ergaG3588G2041may be made manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319,thatὅτιhotiG3754they areἐστινestinG1510wroughtεἰργασμένα.¶eirgasmenaG2038inἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316.
22ὁhoG3588AfterΜετὰMetaG3326these thingsταῦταtautaG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064JesusἸησοῦς οἱIēsous hoiG3588G2424andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶ τὴνmathētai tēnG3588G3101intoεἰςeisG1519the landγῆν,gēnG1093of JudæaἸουδαίανIoudaianG2453;andκαὶkaiG2532thereἐκεῖekeiG1563he tarriedδιέτριβενdietribenG1304withμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andκαὶkaiG2532baptizedἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.
23G3588AndδὲdeG1161JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoκαὶkaiG2532wasἦνēnG1510baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907inἐνenG1722ÆnonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137nearἐγγὺςengusG1451to SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754there wasἦνēnG1510muchπολλὰpollaG4183waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereἐκεῖ.ekeiG1563:andκαὶkaiG2532they cameπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854,andκαὶkaiG2532were baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907.
26AndκαὶkaiG2532they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064untoπρὸςprosG4314Johnτὸν Ἰωάννηνton IōannēnG3588G2491,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004unto himαὐτῷ·autōG846,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,heὃςhosG3739that wasἦνēnG1510withμετὰmetaG3326theeσοῦsouG4771beyondπέρανperanG4008Jordanτοῦ Ἰορδάνου,tou IordanouG3588G2446,to whomᾧhōG3739thouσὺsuG4771barest witnessμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdG3708,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778baptizethβαπτίζει,baptizeiG907,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάντεςpantesG3956mencomeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toπρὸςprosG4314himαὐτόν.autonG846.
27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004,A manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444οὐouG3756canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983nothingG3762,ἐὰνeanG1437exceptμὴmēG3361it beᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325himαὐτῷautōG846fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦ.tou ouranouG3588G3772.
28YeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846bearμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140meG1473witnessG3140,thatG3754I saidG3004,IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756the Christὁ χριστός,ho christosG3588G5547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatG3754I amεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715himἐκείνου.¶ekeinouG1565.
29He that hathἔχωνechōnG3588G2192the brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3588G3565isἐστίν.estinG1510the bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566:butδὲdeG1161the friendφίλοςphilosG3588G5384of the bridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3588G3566,which standethἑστηκὼςhestēkōsG3588G2476andκαὶkaiG2532hearethἀκούωνakouōnG191himαὐτοῦ,autouG846,rejoicethχαίρειchaireiG5463greatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseδιὰdiaG1223of theG3588G5456bridegroom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3588G3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG3588G5456:thisαὕτηhautēG3778myG3588G1699joyχαρὰcharaG3588G5479thereforeοὖνounG3767is fulfilledπεπλήρωται.peplērōtaiG4137.
31He that comethὁ ἐρχόμενοςho erchomenosG3588G2064from aboveἄνωθενanōthenG509isἐστίν.estinG1510aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956:he that isὁ ὢνho ōnG3588G1510ofἐκekG1537the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093isἐστινestinG1510earthlyἐκ τῆς γῆςek tēs gēsG1537G3588G1093,andκαὶkaiG2532speakethλαλεῖ.laleiG2980ofἐκekG1537the earthτῆς γῆςtēs gēsG3588G1093:he that comethὁ ἐρχόμενοςho erchomenosG3588G2064fromἐκekG1537heavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦtou ouranouG3588G3772isἐστίν·estinG1510aboveἐπάνωepanōG1883allπάντωνpantōnG3956.
34ForγὰρgarG1063he whomὃνhonG3739Godθεός,theosG3588G2316hath sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649speakethλαλεῖ·laleiG2980the wordsῥήματαrhēmataG3588G4487of GodθεοῦtheouG3588G2316:forγὰρgarG1063GodG3588G2316givethδίδωσινdidōsinG1325notοὐouG3756the Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG3588G4151byἐκekG1537measureμέτρουmetrouG3358unto him.
36ὁhoG3588τὸνtonG3588He that believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onεἰςeisG1519the Sonυἱὸν ὁhuion hoG3588G5207hathἔχειecheiG2192everlastingαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222:andδὲdeG1161he that believeth notἀπειθῶνapeithōnG544the Sonτῷ υἱῷtō huiōG3588G5207shallG3708notοὐκoukG3756seeG3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the wrathἡ ὀργὴhē orgēG3588G3709of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588G2316abidethμένειmeneiG3306onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτόν.¶autonG846.
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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