Revised Version 1895

John 3:16-36

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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