There
was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a
ruler of the Jews:
02 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.
03 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.
04 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?
05 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.
06 That which is born of
the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the
Spirit is spirit.
07 Marvel not that I said
unto thee, Ye must be born again.
08 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.
09 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.
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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.
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