{"book":"John","slug":"john","ch":3,"genre":"prose","sub":"The Gospel according to John","prev":"john/2","next":"john/4","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.","f":[],"h":"Jesus and Nicodemus","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"He came to [Jesus] at night and said,“ Rabbi, we know that [You are] a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform [the] signs You are doing if God were not with him.”","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"Jesus replied,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”","f":["Or born from above; also in verse 7."],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus replied,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"“ How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked.“ Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":5,"t":"Jesus answered,“ Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and [the] Spirit.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"Jesus answered,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and [the] Spirit."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":6,"t":"Flesh is born of flesh, [but] spirit is born of the Spirit.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Do not be amazed that I said,‘ You must be born again.’","f":["The Greek word for you is plural; also in verse 12."]},{"v":8,"t":"The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes {from} [or] where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”","f":[]},{"v":9,"t":"“ How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":10,"t":"“ You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus,“ and you do not understand these things?","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"“ You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus,"},{"style":"red","t":"“ and you do not understand these things?"}],"style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"If I have told you {about} earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you {about} heavenly things?","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":13,"t":"No one has ascended into heaven except the [One who] descended from heaven — the Son of Man.","f":["BYZ and TR include who is in heaven."]},{"v":14,"t":"Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,","f":[]},{"v":15,"t":"that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.","f":["Or everyone who believes may have eternal life in Him."]},{"v":16,"t":"For God so loved the world that He gave [His] one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.","f":["Or only begotten or unique; also in verse 18"],"style":"red"},{"v":17,"t":"For God {did} not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.","f":[]},{"v":19,"t":"And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.","f":[],"style":"red"},{"v":20,"t":"Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and {does} not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.","f":[]},{"v":21,"t":"But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that [what] he has done has been accomplished in God.”","f":["Some translators close this quotation after verse 15."]},{"v":22,"t":"After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, [where] He spent some time with them and baptized.","f":[],"h":"John’s Testimony about Jesus","style":"reg"},{"v":23,"t":"Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because [the] water was plentiful there, and [people] kept coming to be baptized.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":24,"t":"(For John {had} not yet been thrown into prison.)","f":[]},{"v":25,"t":"Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples [and] [a certain] Jew over [the issue of] ceremonial washing.","f":["TR and the Jews"],"style":"reg"},{"v":26,"t":"So [John’s disciples] came to [him] and said,“ Look, Rabbi, the [One who] was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about — He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”","f":[]},{"v":27,"t":"John replied,“ A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":28,"t":"You yourselves can testify that I said,‘ I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’","f":[]},{"v":29,"t":"The bride belongs to [the] bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, [and] is overjoyed [to hear] the bridegroom’s voice. That joy [is] mine, [and] it is now complete.","f":[]},{"v":30,"t":"He must increase; I [must] decrease.","f":[]},{"v":31,"t":"The [One who] comes from above is above all. The [one who] is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks [as one] from the earth. The [One who] comes from heaven is above all.","f":["Tischendorf The One comes from heaven."],"style":"reg"},{"v":32,"t":"He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.","f":[]},{"v":33,"t":"Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.","f":[]},{"v":34,"t":"For the [One] whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for [God] gives the Spirit without limit.","f":[]},{"v":35,"t":"The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":36,"t":"Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”","f":["Some translators close this quotation after verse 30."]}]}