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