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Jesus Teaches Nicodemus
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
You Must Be Born Again
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
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.”
“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?”
Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?
Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things?
Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.
I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil.
Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed.
But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.
But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
John Testifies Again About Jesus
After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
John the Baptist Exalts Christ
After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing.
Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized.
John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized
An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.
Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification.
They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan — the one you testified about — look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness — look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.”
To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven.
You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’
You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.
The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete.
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.
He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all.
He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony.
Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.
Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.
For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure.
The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.