1There
was a man of
the
Pharisees,
named
Nicodemus, a
ruler of the
Jews:
2The
same came to
Jesus by
night, and
said unto
him, Rabbi,
we know that
thou art a
teacher come
from God:
for no man
can do these
miracles
that thou
doest,
except God
be with him.
3Jesus
answered and
said unto
him, Verily,
verily, I
say unto
thee, Except
a man be
born again,
he cannot
see the
kingdom of
God.
4Nicodemus
saith unto
him, How can
a man be
born when he
is old? can
he enter the
second time
into his
mother's
womb, and be
born?
5Jesus
answered, Verily,
verily, I
say unto
thee, Except
a man be
born of
water and of the
Spirit, he
cannot enter
into the
kingdom of
God.
6That
which is
born of the
flesh is
flesh; and
that which
is born of
the Spirit
is spirit.
7Marvel
not that I
said unto
thee, Ye
must be born
again.
8The
wind bloweth
where it
listeth, and
thou hearest
the sound
thereof, but
canst not
tell whence
it cometh,
and whither
it goeth: so
is every one
that is born
of the
Spirit.
9Nicodemus
answered and
said unto
him, How can
these things
be?
10Jesus
answered and
said unto
him, Art
thou a
master of
Israel, and
knowest not
these
things?
11Verily,
verily, I
say unto
thee, We
speak that
we do know,
and testify
that we have
seen; and ye
receive not
our witness.
12If
I have told
you earthly
things, and
ye believe
not, how
shall ye
believe, if
I tell you of heavenly
things?
13And
no man hath
ascended up
to heaven,
but he that
came down
from
heaven, even the
Son of man
which is in
heaven.
14And
as Moses
lifted up
the serpent
in the
wilderness,
even so must
the Son of
man be
lifted up:
15That
whosoever
believeth in
him should
not perish,
but have
eternal
life.
16For
God so loved
the world,
that he gave
his only
begotten
Son, that
whosoever
believeth in
him should
not perish,
but have
everlasting
life.
17For
God sent not
his Son into
the world to
condemn the
world; but
that the
world
through him
might be
saved.
18He
that
believeth on
him is not
condemned:
but he that
believeth
not is
condemned
already,
because he
hath not
believed in
the name of
the only
begotten Son
of God.
19And
this is the
condemnation,
that light
is come into
the world,
and men
loved
darkness
rather than
light,
because
their deeds
were evil.
20For
every one
that doeth
evil hateth
the light,
neither
cometh to
the light,
lest his
deeds should
be reproved.
21But
he that
doeth truth
cometh to
the light,
that his
deeds may be
made
manifest,
that they
are wrought
in God.
22After
these things
came Jesus
and his
disciples
into the
land of
Judaea; and
there he
tarried with
them, and
baptized.
23And
John also
was
baptizing in
Aenon near
to Salim,
because
there was
much water
there: and
they came,
and were
baptized.
24For
John was not
yet cast
into prison.
25Then
there arose
a question
between some of
John's
disciples
and the Jews
about
purifying.
26And
they came
unto John,
and said
unto him,
Rabbi, he
that was
with thee
beyond
Jordan, to
whom thou
barest
witness,
behold, the
same
baptizeth,
and all men come
to him.
27John
answered and
said, A man
can receive
nothing,
except it be
given him
from heaven.
28Ye
yourselves
bear me
witness,
that I said,
I am not the
Christ, but
that I am
sent before
him.
29He
that hath
the bride is
the
bridegroom:
but the
friend of
the
bridegroom,
which
standeth and
heareth him,
rejoiceth
greatly
because of
the
bridegroom's
voice: this
my joy
therefore is
fulfilled.
30He
must
increase,
but I must decrease.
31He
that cometh
from above
is above
all: he that
is of the
earth is
earthly, and
speaketh of
the earth:
he that
cometh from
heaven is
above all.
32And
what he hath
seen and
heard, that
he
testifieth;
and no man
receiveth
his
testimony.
33He
that hath
received his
testimony
hath set to
his seal
that God is
true.
34For
he whom God
hath sent
speaketh the
words of
God: for God
giveth not
the Spirit
by measure unto
him.
35The
Father
loveth the
Son, and
hath given
all things
into his
hand.
36He
that
believeth on
the Son hath
everlasting
life: and he
that
believeth
not the Son
shall not
see life;
but the
wrath of God
abideth on
him.
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