“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? 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. 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.” (John 3:1-36 AV)
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