John 3

There was a man of the Pharisees, named ^aNicodemus, ^ba ruler of the Jews: ^2athe same came to Jesus ^cby night, and said unto him, ^dRabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do ^ethese miracles that thou doest, except ^fGod be with him. ³Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man ^gbe born ^hagain, he cannot see the kingdom of God. ⁴Nicodemus saith unto him, ^hhHow can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? ⁵Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of ^ijwater and of ^jthe Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. ^6kThat which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. ^7kkMarvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. ^8lThe 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. ⁹Nicodemus answered and said unto him, ^mHow can these things be? ¹⁰Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou ⁿa master of Israel, and knowest not these things? ¹¹Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and ^otestify that we have seen; ^oand ye receive not our witness. ^12pIf I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? ¹³And ^qno man hath ascended up to heaven, but ^rhe that came down from heaven, even the Son of man ^swhich is in heaven. ¹⁴And ^tas Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so ^umust the Son of man ^wbe lifted up: ¹⁵that ^xwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but ^yhave eternal life. ¹⁶For ^zGod so loved the world, that he ^agave his ^bonly begotten Son, that ^xwhosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷For ^bbGod sent not his Son into the world ^cto condemn the world; ^dbut that the world through him might be saved. ^18eHe that believeth on him is not condemned: ^fbut he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the ^bonly begotten Son of God. ¹⁹And this is the condemnation, that ^glight is come into the world, and men loved ^hdarkness ⁱrather than light, ⁱⁱbecause their deeds were evil. ²⁰For ^jevery one that ^kdoeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be ^lreproved. ²¹But he that ^kdoeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

²²After these things came Jesus and ^mhis disciples into ⁿthe land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and ^obaptized. ²³And John also was baptizing in ^pAenon near to ^pSalim, because there was much water there: ^qand they came, and were baptized. ²⁴For ^rJohn was not yet cast into prison. ²⁵Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about ^spurifying. ²⁶And they came unto John, and said unto him, ^tRabbi, he that was with thee ^ubeyond Jordan, ^xto whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. ²⁷John answered and said, A man can ^yreceive nothing, except ^zit be given him from heaven. ²⁸Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ^aI am not the Christ, but ^bthat I am sent before him. ²⁹He that hath the bride is ^cthe bridegroom: but ^dthe friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, ^erejoiceth greatly because of ^fthe bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. ^30gHe must increase, but I must decrease. ^31hHe that cometh ⁱfrom above ^kis above all: ^lhe that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: ^hhe that cometh ^lfrom heaven ^kis above all. ³²And what he hath ^mseen and ⁿheard, that he testifieth; and ^ono man receiveth his testimony. ³³He that hath received his testimony ^phath set to his seal that ^qGod is true. ^34rFor he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit ^sby measure unto him. ^35tThe Father loveth the Son, and ^uhath given all things into his hand. ^36xHe 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.

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