John - 3

1 - There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus - , a ruler of the Jews:

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 - 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.

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?

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.

6 - That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 - Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

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.

9 - Nicodemus - answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 - Jesus - answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel - , and knowest not these things?

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.

12 - If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

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.

14 - And as Moses - lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 - That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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.

17 - For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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.

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.

20 - For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 - But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

22 - After these things came Jesus - and his disciples into the land of Judaea - ; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 - And John - also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 - For John - was not yet cast into prison.

25 - Then there arose a question between some of John - 's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 - 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.

27 - John - answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 - Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ - , but that I am sent before him.

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.

30 - He must increase, but I must decrease.

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.

32 - And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33 - He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34 - For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35 - The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

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.