Revised Version 1895

John 3

1NowδὲdeG1161thereG1510wasG1510aG1510manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588PhariseesΦαρισαίων,PharisaiōnG5330,namedὄνομαonomaG3686NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530,aG1510rulerἄρχωνarchōnG758ofG1537theτῶνtōnG3588JewsἸουδαίων.IoudaiōnG2453:

2TheG3588sameG846cameἦλθενēlthenG2064untohimG846byG575nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571,andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004toπρὸςprosG4314himG846,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,weἃhaG3739knowG1492thatG3754thou artaG1510teacherδιδάσκαλος·didaskalosG1320comeἐλήλυθαςelēluthasG2064fromG575GodθεοῦtheouG2316:forγὰρgarG1063noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manοὗτοςhoutosG3778canδύναταιdunataiG1410doG4160theseταῦταtautaG3778signsσημεῖαsēmeiaG4592thatG3754thou doest,exceptμὴmēG3361GodθεὸςtheosG2316beᾖēG1510withμετ᾽met᾽G3326himG846.

3JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andG2532saidλέγωlegōG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, Verily, verily,IG281sayG3004unto thee,ExceptμήmēG3361amanτιςtisG5100beG2532bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080anew,heG2532cannotοὐouG3756seeG3708theG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG932Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

4NicodemusΝικόδημος·NikodēmosG3530saith untohimαὐτὸνautonG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410aG1510manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444beG1510bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080whenG2532heG2532isG1510oldγέρωνgerōnG1088?canδύναταιdunataiG1410heG2532enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525aG1510secondδεύτερονdeuteronG1208timeG1208intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846mother’sμητρὸςmētrosG3384wombκοιλίανkoilianG2836,andG2532beG1510bornγεννηθῆναι;¶gennēthēnaiG1080?

5JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611, Verily, verily,IG281sayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,ExceptμήmēG3361amanτιςtisG5100beG2532bornγεννηθῇgennēthēaG1080ofG1537waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204andG2532theτὴνtēnG3588Spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,heG2532cannotοὐouG3756enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525intoεἰςeisG1519theτοῦtouG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932ofG1537Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

6ThatG4151whichΤὸToG3588isG1510bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isG1510fleshσάρξsarxG4561;andκαὶkaiG2532thatG4151whichτὸtoG3588isG1510bornγεγεννημένονgegennēmenonG1080ofἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151isG1510spiritπνεῦμάpneumaG4151.

7MarvelθαυμάσῃςthaumasēsG2296notμὴmēG3361thatG3754IG3754saidG3004unto thee, Ye mustbeδεῖdeiG1163bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnaiG1080anew.

8TheG3956windπνεῦμαpneumaG4151blowethwhereὅπουhopouG3699itG846listeth,andG2532thou hearesttheG3956voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456thereof,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235knowestnotοὐκoukG3756whenceitG846cometh,andG2532whitheritG846goeth:soG2532isG1510everyG3956oneG3588thatἀκούειςakoueisG191isG1510bornγεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosG1080ofἐκekG1537theG3956Spiritπνεύματος.¶pneumatosG4151.

9NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmosG3530answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846,HowπῶςpōsG4459canδύναταιdunataiG1410theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778beγενέσθαι;¶genesthaiG1096?

10JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈπεκρίθηApekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004untohimαὐτῷ·autōG846, Art thoutheG3588teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320ofG3004IsraelἸσραὴλIsraēlG2474,andκαὶkaiG2532understandestnotοὐouG3756theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778?

11Verily, verily,IG1473sayλέγωlegōG3004unto thee,WeG2249speakλαλοῦμενlaloumenG2980thatG3754weG2249doG1492knowG1492,andG2532bearμαρτυροῦμεν,marturoumenG3140witnessG3140ofμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141thatG3754weG2249haveseenἑωράκαμενhe'ōrakamenG3708;andG2532yereceiveλαμβάνετε.lambaneteG2983notοὐouG3756ourG2532witnessG3140.

12IfG1487IG1437toldG3004youG5210earthlyἐπίγειαepigeiaG1919thingsG2032,andG2532yebelieveπιστεύετε,pisteueteG4100notοὐouG3756,howπῶςpōsG4459shallG2532yebelieveπιστεύσετε;pisteuseteG4100,ifG1487IG1437tellG3004youG5210heavenlyἐπουράνιαepouraniaG2032thingsG2032?

13AndG2532noοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hathascendedἀναβέβηκενanabebēkenG305intoεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανὸνouranonG3772,butG2532heG2532thatG444descendedκαταβάς,katabasG2597outἐκekG1537ofG5207heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,evenG2532theG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207ofG5207manG444,whichG3588isG1510inG1722heavenG3772.

14AndG2532asκαθὼςkathōsG2531MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475liftedὕψωσενhupsōsenG5312upG1210theG3588serpentὄφινophinG3789inἐνenG1722theG3588wildernessἐρήμῳ,erēmōG2048,evenG2532soG2532musttheG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207ofG5207manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444beδεῖdeiG1163liftedὑψωθῆναιhupsōthēnaiG5312upG1210:

15thatG2443whosoever believethmayG2443inἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846haveeternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

16ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316soἵναinaG2443lovedἠγάπησενēgapēsenG25theπᾶςpasG3956worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,thatG2443heG846gaveἔδωκεν,edōkenG1325hisG846onlyμονογενῆmonogenēG3439begottenG3439SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,thatG2443whosoever believethonεἰςeisG1519himG846shouldG2443notμὴmēG3361perishἀπόληταιapolētaiG622,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235haveeternalαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

17ForγὰρgarG1063GodθεὸςtheosG2316sentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649notοὐouG3756theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207intoG1519theG3588worldκόσμονkosmonG2889toG1519judgeκρίνῃkrinēG2919theG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235thatἵναinaG2443theG3588worldκόσμοςkosmosG2889shouldἵναinaG2443beG2316savedσωθῇsōthēaG4982throughδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

18HeG846thatG3754believethonεἰςeisG1519himG846isnotG3756judgedκρίνεται·krinetaiG2919:heG846thatG3754believethnotG3756hathbeenG2235judgedκέκριταιkekritaiG2919alreadyἤδηēdēG2235,becauseG3754heG846hathnotG3756believedG4100onεἰςeisG1519theG3588nameὄνομαonomaG3686ofG5207theG3588onlyμονογενοῦςmonogenousG3439begottenG3439SonυἱοῦhuiouG5207ofG5207Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

19AndG2532thisαὕτηhautēG3778isG1510theG3588judgmentκρίσιςkrisisG2920,thatὅτιhotiG3754theG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457isG1510comeἐλήλυθενelēluthenG2064intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588worldκόσμον,kosmonG2889,andG2532menἄνθρωποιanthrōpoiG444lovedἠγάπησανēgapēsanG25theG3588darknessσκότοςskotosG4655ratherμᾶλλονmallonG3123thanἢēG2228theG3588lightφῶς·phōsG5457;forγὰρgarG1063theirαὐτῶνautōnG846worksἔργα.ergaG2041wereG1510evilπονηρὰponēraG4190.

20ForγὰρgarG1063everyG3956oneG3588thatG2443doeth ill hateththeG3956lightφῶςphōsG5457,andG2532comethnotοὐκoukG3756toπρὸςprosG4314theG3956lightφῶςphōsG5457,lestμὴmēG3361hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846worksἔργαergaG2041shouldG2443beG2532reprovedἐλεγχθῇelegchthēaG1651.

21ButδὲdeG1161heG846thatG3754doeththeG3588truthἀλήθειανalētheianG225comethtoπρὸςprosG4314theG3588lightφῶςphōsG5457,thatG3754hisG846worksἔργαergaG2041mayἵναinaG2443beG1510madeποιῶνpoiōnG4160manifestφανερωθῇphanerōthēaG5319,thatG3754theyG846haveG1510beenG1510wroughtinἐνenG1722GodθεῷtheōG2316.

22AfterΜετὰMetaG3326theseG3778thingsταῦταtautaG3778cameἦλθενēlthenG2064JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424andG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101intoεἰςeisG1519theG3588landγῆν,gēnG1093ofG1093Judaea;andG2532thereἐκεῖekeiG1563heG2532tarriedwithμετ᾽met᾽G3326themαὐτῶνautōnG846,andG2532baptizedἐβάπτιζεν.ebaptizenG907.

23AndG2532JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491alsoG2532wasG1510baptizingβαπτίζωνbaptizōnG907inἐνenG1722AEnonΑἰνὼνAinōnG137nearἐγγὺςengusG1451toG2532SalimΣαλείμ,SaleimG4530,becauseὅτιhotiG3754thereG1563wasG1510muchπολλὰpollaG4183waterὕδαταhudataG5204thereG1563:andG2532theyG2532cameπαρεγίνοντοpareginontoG3854,andG2532wereG1510baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·ebaptizontoG907.

24ForγὰρgarG1063JohnἸωάννης.IōannēsG2491wasG1510notG1510yetοὔπωoupōG3768castβεβλημένοςbeblēmenosG906intoεἰςeisG1519prisonφυλακὴνphulakēnG5438.

25ThereG1096aroseἐγένετοegenetoG1096thereforeοὖνounG3767a questioningonG1537theτῶνtōnG3588partofG1537John’sἸωάννουIōannouG2491disciplesμαθητῶνmathētōnG3101withμετὰmetaG3326aJewἸουδαίουIoudaiouG2453aboutπερὶperiG4012purifying.

26AndG2532theyG846cameἦλθονēlthonG2064untoJohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,andG2532saidG3004toG4314himG846,Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,heG2532thatὃςhosG3739wasἦνēnG1510withμετὰmetaG3326theebeyondπέρανperanG4008JordanἸορδάνου,IordanouG2446,toG4314whomᾧhōG3739thou hast bornewitnessμεμαρτύρηκας,memarturēkasG3140,beholdἴδεideG2396,theG3956sameG846baptizeth,andG2532allG3956menG3956comeἔρχονταιerchontaiG2064toG4314himG846.

27JohnἸωάννηςIōannēsG2491answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611andκαὶkaiG2532saidG3004, AmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444canδύναταιdunataiG1410receiveλαμβάνεινlambaneinG2983nothingG3762,exceptμὴmēG3361itG846haveG1510beenᾖēG1510givenδεδομένονdedomenonG1325himG846fromἐκekG1537heavenοὐρανοῦ.ouranouG3772.

28YeyourselvesG846bearμαρτυρεῖτεmartureiteG3140meG3004witnessG3140,thatG3754IG1473saidG3004,IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510notοὐκoukG3756theὁhoG3588Christχριστός,christosG5547,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235,thatG3754IG1473amεἰμὶeimiG1510sentἀπεσταλμένοςapestalmenosG649beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715himG846.

29HeG2532thatἀκούωνakouōnG191haththeG3588brideνύμφηνnumphēnG3565isG1510theG3588bridegroomνυμφίοςnumphiosG3566:butδὲdeG1161theG3588friendφίλοςphilosG5384ofG1223theG3588bridegroomνυμφίου,numphiouG3566,whichG3588standethandG2532hearethhimαὐτοῦ,autouG846, rejoicethgreatlyχαρᾷcharaG5479becauseG1223ofG1223theG3588bridegroom’sνυμφίου.numphiouG3566voiceφωνὴνphōnēnG5456:thisαὕτηhautēG3778myG1699joyχαρὰcharaG5479thereforeοὖνounG3767isG1510fulfilledπεπλήρωται.peplērōtaiG4137.

30HeG1161mustincreaseαὐξάνειν,auxaneinG837,butG1161IἐμὲemeG1473mustdecreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.elattousthaiG1642.

31HeG2532thatG3956comethfromG1537aboveG509isἐστίν.estinG1510aboveG509allG3956:heG2532thatG3956isὢνōnG1510ofG1537theG3956earthγῆςgēsG1093isἐστινestinG1510ofG1537theG3956earthγῆςgēsG1093,andG2532ofG1537theG3956earthγῆςgēsG1093heG2532speaketh:heG2532thatG3956comethfromG1537heavenοὐρανοῦouranouG3772isἐστίν·estinG1510aboveG509allG3956.

32WhatG3739heG2532hathseenἑώρακενhe'ōrakenG3708andG2532heardἤκουσεν,ēkousenG191,ofμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141thatG3739heG2532bearethwitnessG3140;andG2532noG3762manG3762receivethhisαὐτοῦautouG846witnessG3140.

33HeG846thatG3754hathreceivedλαβὼνlabōnG2983hisG846witnessμαρτυρίανmarturianG3141hathsetG4972hisG846sealἐσφράγισενesphragisenG4972toG846thisG3588,thatG3754GodθεὸςtheosG2316isἐστιν.estinG1510trueἀληθήςalēthēsG227.

34ForγὰρgarG1063heG3739whomG3739Godθεός,theosG2316hathsentἀπέστειλενapesteilenG649speakeththeG3588wordsῥήματαrhēmataG4487ofG1537GodθεοῦtheouG2316:forγὰρgarG1063heG3739givethnotοὐouG3756theG3588Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151byG1537measureμέτρουmetrouG3358.

35TheG3956FatherπατὴρpatērG3962loveththeG3956SonυἱὸνhuionG5207,andκαὶkaiG2532hathgivenδέδωκενdedōkenG1325allG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956intoἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846handχειρὶcheiriG5495.

36HeG846thatG4100believethonG1909theG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207hatheternalαἰώνιον·aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222;butG1161heG846thatG4100obeyethnotG3756theG3588SonυἱῷhuiōG5207shallG2316notG3756seeG3708lifeζωήν,zōēnG2222,butG1161theG3588wrathὀργὴorgēG3709ofG5207GodθεοῦtheouG2316abidethonG1909himG846.

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