Revised Literal Translation
John 3:3-16
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.
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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