1 Was and a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus a name to him, a ruler of the Jews;
2 this came to him by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that from God thou hast come a teacher; no one for these the signs is able to do, which thou doest, except may be the God with him.
3 Answered the Jesus and said to him: Indeed indeed I say to thee, if not any one may be born from above, not is able to see the kingdom of the God.
4 Says to him the Nicodemus: How is able a man to be born old being? not is able into the womb of the mother of himself a second time to enter, and to be born?
5 Answered Jesus: Indeed indeed I say to thee, if not any one may be born out of water and spirit, not is able to enter into the kingdom of the God.
6 That having been born out of the flesh, flesh is; and that having been born out of the spirit, a spirit is.
7 Not thou mayest wonder, that I said to thee: Must you to be born from above.
8 The spirit where it wills breathes; and the sound of it thou hearest, but not thou knowest, whence it comes, and where it goes; thus is every one the having been born out of of the spirit.
9 Answered Nicodemus and said to him: How is able these to be?
10 Answered Jesus and said to him: Thou art the teacher of the Israel, and these not thou knowest?
11 Indeed indeed I say to thee, that which we know we speak, and what we have seen we testify; and the testimony of us not you receive.
12 If the things earthly I told you, and not you believed; how, I tell you the things heavenly, will you believe?
13 And no one has ascended into the heaven, except he out of the heaven having descended, the son of the man, the being in the heaven.
14 And even as Moses raised aloft the serpent in the desert, thus to be raised it behooves the son of the man;
15 that every one who believing into him, not may be destroyed, but may have life agelasting.
16 Thus for loved the God the world, so that the son of himself the onlybegotten he gave, that every one who believing into him, not may be destroyed, but may have life agelasting.
17 Not for sent the God the son of himself into the world, that he might judge the world, but that might be saved the world through him.
18 He believing into him, not is judged; he but not believing, already is judged, became not he has believed into the name of the onlybegotten son of the God.
19 This and is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and loved the man rather the darkness, than the light; was for evil of them the works.
20 Every one for the vile things doing, hates the light, and not comes to the light, that not may be detected the works of him.
21 He but doing the truth comes to the light, so that may be made manifest of him the works, that in God it is having been done.
22 After these came the Jesus and the disciples of him into the Judean land; and there remained with them, and was dipping.
23 Was and also John dipping in Enon, near the Salim, because waters many was there; and they were coming, and were being dipped.
24 Not yet for was having been cast into the prison the John.
25 Occurred then a disciple of the disciples of John with a Jew about cleansing.
26 And they came to the John, and said to him: Rabbi, who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou has testified, behold, he dips, and all come to him.
27 Answered John and said: Not is able a man to receive nothing, except it may be having been given to him from the heaven.
28 Yourselves you to me bear testimony, that I said: Not am I the Anointed, but that having been sent I am in presence of him.
29 He having the bride, a bridegroom is; the but friend of the bridegroom, that standing and hearing him, with joy rejoices through the voices of the bridegroom. This therefore the joy that of me has been completed.
30 Him it behooves to increase, me but to increase.
31 He from above coming, over all is. He being from the earth, from the earth is, and from the earth speaks; he from the heaven coming, over all is,
32 and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and the testimony of him no one receives.
33 He receiving of him the testimony, has set his seal, that the God true is.
34 Whom for has sent the God, the words of the God speaks; not for by measure gives the God the spirit.
35 The Father loves the son, and all has been given in the hand of him.
36 He believing into the son, has life agelasting; he but disobeying the son, not shall see life, but the anger of the God abides on him.
1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 He came to Jesus by night, and said to him: »Rabbi! We know you are a teacher from God. No one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.«
3 Jesus answered: »Truly I tell you unless a person is born again brought forth from above he cannot see the kingdom of God.«
4 Nicodemus asked: »How could a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mothers womb again and be born?«
5 Jesus responded: »I tell you truth, except a man be born of water and the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God!
6 »That which is born from the flesh is flesh and that which is born from the Spirit is spirit.
7 »Do not marvel that I say you must be born again.
8 »The wind blows where it will. You hear the sound of it. Yet you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. It is like this with every one who is born from the Spirit.«
9 Nicodemus asked: »How can these things be?«
10 Jesus answered: »Are you a teacher of Israel and you do not understand these things?
11 »This is the truth. We speak what we know and witness about what we have seen. But you do not receive our testimony.
12 »If I told you earthly things and you did not have faith, how will you have faith if I tell you heavenly things?
13 »No one has ever ascended into heaven but the Son of man who descended from heaven.
14 »As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so the Son of man must also be lifted up.
15 »Everyone who has an active faith in him may have everlasting life.
16 »For God loved the world so much, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever has an active faith in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17 »God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world. Instead the world should be saved through him.
18 »He who has an active faith in him is not judged. He who does not have an active faith has been judged already for he has not had faith in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 »This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world. People loved the darkness rather than the light for their works were evil.
20 »Every one who does evil hates the light. He does not come to the light because his works would be reproved.
21 »He who practices the truth comes to the light. His works are made known that they are from God.«
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples traveled to the land of Judea where he stayed with them and baptized.
23 John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there. People came and were baptized.
24 John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 There was a controversy between some of Johns disciples and the Jews about purification.
26 They went to John and said: »Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, the one about whom you witnessed, he and the men with him baptize.«
27 John answered: »A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from heaven.
28 »You bear witness that I said I am not the Christ. I have been sent before him.
29 »He that has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens to him. He rejoices greatly because he hears the bridegrooms voice. This fills me with joy.
30 »He must increase and I must decrease.«
31 »He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks from an earthly viewpoint. He who comes from heaven is superior.
32 »He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no man accepts his testimony.
33 »He who receives his testimony confirms by his seal that God is true.
34 »For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. God does not give the spirit by measure.
35 »The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
36 »He who puts active faith in the Son has everlasting life. He who disobeys* the Son will not see life for the wrath of God remains upon him.« *Greek: apeitheo: willfully disobey, not having faith