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?
10Jesus 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.
25Then 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.
31He 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.