Anderson - John - 3

3:1  There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

3:2  This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou hast come as a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou doest, unless God be with him.

3:3  Jesus answered and said to him: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born again, he can not see the kingdom of God.

3:4  Nicodemus said to him: How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother’s womb the second time, and be born?

3:5  Jesus answered: Verily, verily I say to you, unless a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.

3:6  That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.

3:7  Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,

3:8  The Spirit breathes where he pleases, and you hear his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes; so is every one that is begotten of the Spirit.

3:9  Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?

3:10  Jesus answered and said to him: Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things?

3:11  Verily, verily, I say to you, we speak that which we know, and testify to that which we have seen; and you receive not our testimony.

3:12  If I have told you of earthly things, and you believe not, how will you believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

3:13  And no man has ascended into heaven, but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven.

3:14  And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up;

3:15  that whoever believes on him may not perish, but have eternal life.

3:16  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes on him should not perish, but have eternal 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 believes on him is not condemned; but he that believes not is condemned already, because he has not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

3:19  And this is the condemnation, that light has come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

3:20  For every one that does evil, hates the light, and comes not to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.

3:21  But he that does the truth, comes to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest that they are done in God.

3:22  After these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea, and he remained there with them, and immersed.

3:23  And John also was immersing in Ænon, near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed;

3:24  for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

3:25  There arose, therefore, a dispute between some of John’s disciples and a Jew, about purification.

3:26  And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore testimony, behold, he immerses, and all are going to him.

3:27  John answered and said: A man can receive nothing unless it be given to him from heaven.

3:28  You yourselves will testify for me, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

3:29  He that has the bride, is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly on account of the voice of the bridegroom. This, my joy, is therefore complete.

3:30  He must increase, but I must decrease.

3:31  He that comes from above, is over all. He that is from the earth, is from the earth, and speaks from the earth. He that comes from heaven, is over all;

3:32  and what he has seen and heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

3:33  He that has received his testimony has solemnly declared that God is true.

3:34  For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God; for God gives not the Spirit by measure to him.

3:35  The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.

3:36  He that believes on the Son has eternal life. But he that believes not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.