John 3:1 Now there was2258 a1161 man444 of1537 the Pharisees5330 named3686 Nicodemus,3530 a ruler758 of the Jews.24532 The same3778 came2064 to4314 him2424 by night,3571 and2532 said2036 to him,846 "Rabbi,4461 we know1492 that3754 you are2064 a teacher1320 come2064 from575 God,2316 for1063 no one3762 can1410 do4160 these5023 signs4592 that3739 you4771 do,1437 unless3361 God2316 is5600 with3326 him."846
John 3:3 Jesus2424 answered61125322036 him,846"Most281certainly,281Itell3004you,1437unless3361one5100isborn1080anew,509{The word translated “anew” here and in John 3:7 (anothen) also means “again” and “from above”.}hecan't37561410see1492theKingdom932 of God."2316
John 3:4 Nicodemus3530 said3004 to4314 him,846 "How4459 can1410 a man444 be born1080 when he is5607 old?3361 Can he1410 enter1525 a second time1208 into1519 his846 mother's3384 womb,2836 and2532 be born?"1080
John 3:5 Jesus2424 answered,611"Most281certainly281Itell3004you,1437unless3361one5100isborn1080of1537water5204and2532spirit,4151hecan't37561410enter1525into1519theKingdom932 of God!23166Thatwhichisborn1080of1537theflesh4561is2076flesh.4561That2532whichisborn1080of1537theSpirit4151is2076spirit.41517Don't3361marvel2296that3754Isaid2036toyou,4671‘You5209must1163beborn1080anew.'5098Thewind4151{The same Greek word (pneuma) means wind, breath, and spirit.}blows4154where3699itwants2309to,and2532youhear191itssound,5456846but235don't3756know14921492where4159itcomes2064fromand2532where4226itisgoing.5217So3779is2076everyone3956whoisborn1080of1537theSpirit."4151
John 3:9 Nicodemus3530 answered61125322036 him,846 "How4459 can1410 these things5023 be?"1096
John 3:10 Jesus2424 answered61125322036 him,846"Are1488you4771theteacher1320ofIsrael,2474and2532don't3756understand1097thesethings?502311Most281certainly281Itell2980you,3754wespeak3004that3739whichweknow,1492and2532testify2980ofthat3739whichwehaveseen,3708and2532youdon't3756receive2983our2257witness.314112If1487Itold2036you5213earthlythings1919and2532youdon't3756believe,4100how4459willyoubelieve4100if1437Itell2036you5213heavenlythings?203213No2532one3762hasascended305into1519heaven,1487but3361hewho3588descended2597out1537ofheaven,3772theSon5207ofMan,444whois5607in1722heaven.3772142532As2531Moses3475liftedup5312theserpent3789in1722thewilderness,2048evenso3779must1163theSon5207ofMan444beliftedup,531215that2443whoever3956believes4100in1519him846should622not3361perish,622but235have2192eternal166life.222216For1063God2316so3779loved25theworld,2889that5620hegave1325his846oneandonly3439Son,5207that2443whoever3956believes4100in1519him846should622not3361perish,622but235have2192eternal166 life.222217For1063God2316didn't3756send649his846Son5207into1519theworld2889to2443judge2919theworld,2889but235that2443theworld2889shouldbesaved4982through1223him.84618Hewhobelieves4100inhim846is2919not3756judged.2919He1161whodoesn't3361believe4100has4100beenjudged2919already,2235because3754hehas4100not3361believed4100in1519thename3686oftheoneandonly3439Son5207of God.2316191161This3778is2076thejudgment,2920that3754thelight5457hascome2064into1519theworld,2889and2532men444loved25thedarkness4655rather3123than2228thelight;5457for1063their846works2041were2258evil.419020For1063everyone3956whodoes4238evil5337hates3404thelight,2532anddoesn't3756come2064to4314thelight,2443lest3361his846works2041wouldbeexposed.165121But1161hewhodoes4160thetruth225comes2064to4314thelight,5457that2443his846works2041mayberevealed,5319that3754theyhave2076beendone2038in1722God."2316
John 3:22 After3326 these things,5023 Jesus2424 came2064 with2532 his846 disciples3101 into1519 the land1093 of Judea.2453 He2532 stayed1304 there1563 with3326 them,846 and2532 baptized.90723 John2491 also2532 was2258 baptizing907 in1722 Enon137 near1451 Salim,4530 because3754 there1563 was2258 much4183 water5204 there.1563 They2532 came,3854 and2532 were baptized.90724 For1063 John2491 was2258 not yet3768 thrown906 into1519 prison.543825 There arose1096 therefore3767 a questioning2214 on the part3326 of1537 John's2491 disciples3101 with3326 some Jews2453 about4012 purification.251226 They2532 came2064 to4314 John,2491 and2532 said2036 to him,846 "Rabbi,4461 he3739 who was2258 with3326 you4675 beyond4008 the Jordan,2446 to whom3739 you4771 have testified,3140 behold,1492 the same3778 baptizes,907 and2532 everyone3956 is coming2064 to4314 him."846
John 3:27 John2491 answered,61125322036 "A3756 man444 can1410 receive2983 nothing,1437 unless3361 it has been5600 given1325 him846 from1537 heaven.377228 You5210 yourselves8463140 testify31403427 that3754 I1473 said,2036 ‘I1473 am1510 not3756 the Christ,'5547 but,2353754 ‘I have been sent649 before1715 him.'156529 He who has2192 the bride3565 is2076 the bridegroom;3566 but1161 the friend5384 of the bridegroom,3566 who stands2476 and2532 hears191 him,846 rejoices5463 greatly5479 because1223 of the5456 bridegroom's3566 voice.5456 This,3778 my1699 joy,5479 therefore3767 is made full.413730 He1565 must1163 increase,837 but1161 I1691 must decrease.164231 He who comes2064 from above509 is2076 above1883 all.3956 He who is5607 from1537 the earth1093 belongs2076 to1537 the earth,1093 and2532 speaks2980 of1537 the earth.1093 He who comes2064 from1537 heaven3772 is2076 above1883 all.3956322532 What3739 he has seen3708 and2532 heard,191 of that5124 he testifies;3140 and2532 no one3762 receives2983 his846 witness.314133 He who has received2983 his846 witness has set his846 seal4972 to this, that3754 God2316 is2076 true.22734 For1063 he whom3739 God2316 has sent649 speaks2980 the words4487 of God;2316 for1063 God2316 gives1325 the Spirit41513756 without1537 measure.335835 The Father3962 loves25 the Son,5207 and2532 has given1325 all things3956 into1722 his846 hand.549536 One who believes4100 in1519 the Son5207 has2192 eternal166 life,2222 but1161 one who disobeys544{The same word can be translated “disobeys” or “disbelieves” in this context.} the Son52073700 won't3756 see3700 life,2222 but235 the wrath3709 of God2316 remains3306 on1909 him."846