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BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Now
there was a man of the Pharisees named
Nicodemus, a leader
of the Jews .
And
there was a man of the Pharisees ,
Nicodemus his
name
, 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. ”
this
one
came unto
him
by
night ,
and said to
him
, `
Rabbi, we have
known
that from God thou
hast
come
--
a
teacher,
for no one these
signs is
able
to
do
that
thou
dost,
if God may
not be
with him. '
Jesus replied
, “Truly
, truly
, I tell
you
, no
one can
see the kingdom
of God unless
he
is
born
again.”
Jesus answered
and
said
to
him
, `Verily
, verily
, I say
to
thee
, If
any
one may
not
be
born
from
above,
he
is
not
able
to
see the reign
of God ;'
“
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? ”
Nicodemus
saith
unto
him,
`
How is
a man able
to
be born ,
being
old? is
he able
into
the
womb of
his
mother
a second time to enter,
and
to
be born? '
Jesus answered, “Truly
, truly
, I tell
you
, no
one can
enter
the
kingdom
of
God
unless
he
is
born of water and the Spirit .
Jesus answered, `Verily
, verily
, I say
to
thee
, If
any
one may
not
be
born of water ,
and the Spirit ,
he
is
not
able
to
enter
into
the
reign
of
God;
Flesh
is
born of flesh ,
but
spirit
is born of the Spirit.
that
which
hath
been
born of the
flesh is flesh,
and
that
which
hath
been
born of the Spirit is
spirit
.
Do
not be
amazed
that I said, ‘
You must
be born again.’
`Thou
mayest
not wonder
that I said to
thee
, It
behoveth
you to
be born from
above;
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. ”
the Spirit
where he
willeth
doth
blow,
and
his
voice
thou
dost
hear, but thou
hast
not known
whence
he
cometh,
and
whither
he
goeth;
thus
is every
one
who
hath
been
born of the Spirit. '
“
How can
this
be
? ”
Nicodemus
asked.
Nicodemus
answered
and
said
to
him,
`
How are
these
things
able
to
happen
? '
“You
are
Israel’s
teacher,”
said
Jesus, “
and you
do
not
understand
these things ?
Jesus answered
and
said
to
him
, `Thou
art
the
teacher
of
Israel
--
and these things thou
dost
not
know!
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 .
`Verily
, verily
, I say
to
thee
--
What we have
known
we
speak
, and what we have seen we
testify
, and our testimony ye
do
not
receive;
If I
have
told
you
about
earthly things and
you do not believe, how will
you
believe
if I tell
you about
heavenly things?
if the
earthly things I
said
to
you ,
and
ye
do not believe, how ,
if I shall
say
to
you the
heavenly things ,
will
ye
believe
?
No one has
ascended
into
heaven except the
One
who descended
from
heaven —
the Son of Man.
and
no one hath
gone
up
to
the
heaven ,
except he
who out
of
the
heaven came
down
--
the Son of Man who
is
in
the
heaven
.
Just
as Moses lifted
up the snake
in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must
be lifted up,
`And
as Moses did
lift
up the serpent
in the wilderness, so it
behoveth
the Son of Man to
be lifted up,
that everyone
who believes
in Him may have eternal
life .
that every
one
who is
believing
in him may not
perish,
but
may
have life age-during,
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.
for God did
so love
the world ,
that His Son --
the
only
begotten
--
He
gave
, that every
one
who is
believing
in him may
not perish ,
but may
have life age-during
.
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 to
the world that
he
may
judge
the world, but that
the world may
be
saved
through him ;
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.
he
who
is
believing
in him is not judged
, but he
who
is
not believing
hath
been judged
already
, because he hath
not believed in the name of the
only begotten
Son of
God
.
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 .
`
And this is the judgment,
that
the light hath
come to
the world, and
men did
love
the darkness rather than the light ,
for
their works
were evil ;
Everyone
who does
evil
hates
the Light, and does
not come into
the Light for
fear
that his deeds
will
be exposed.
for
every
one
who is
doing
wicked
things
hateth
the light, and doth
not come unto
the light ,
that his works
may
not
be detected;
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. ”
but he
who
is
doing
the truth doth
come
to
the light, that his
works
may be manifested,
that in God they
are
having
been
wrought
. '
After this,
Jesus and His disciples went
into
the Judean
countryside
, where
He spent
some
time
with them and baptized.
After these
things
came
Jesus and his disciples to
the land
of
Judea
, and
there
he did
tarry
with them ,
and was
baptizing;
Now
John was also baptizing at
Aenon near
Salim
, because the
water
was
plentiful
there, and people
kept
coming to
be
baptized .
and
John was also baptizing in
Aenon, nigh
to
Salem,
because there were
many
waters
there
, and they
were
coming and
were
being
baptized --
(
For John had
not yet been
thrown
into prison .)
for John was
not yet cast
into the
prison --
Then
a
dispute
arose between
John’s
disciples
and
a certain
Jew
over
the issue
of ceremonial
washing.
there
arose then
a question
from
the disciples
of John
with
`some'
Jews
about
purifying,
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. ”
and
they
came unto
John,
and said to
him
, `
Rabbi, he
who was with thee
beyond the Jordan, to
whom
thou
didst
testify,
lo,
this
one is baptizing, and all
are
coming
unto
him. '
John replied
, “
A man can
receive
only
what
is given him from heaven .
John answered
and
said
, `
A man is not
able
to
receive
anything,
if
it
may
not
have
been
given him from the
heaven ;
You
yourselves can
testify that I said, ‘
I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead
of
Him .’
ye
yourselves do
testify to
me
that I said, I am not the Christ, but ,
that
I
am having
been
sent before
him ;
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
.
he
who
is
having
the bride is
bridegroom ,
and
the friend of the bridegroom ,
who
is
standing
and hearing
him, with
joy
doth
rejoice
because
of
the voice of
the
bridegroom;
this
, then,
my
joy
hath
been
fulfilled
.
He
must
increase; I
must
decrease.
`Him
it
behoveth
to
increase ,
and
me
to
become
less
;
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 from above is coming
is
above all ;
he
who is from the earth ,
from
the earth he
is,
and from the earth he
speaketh;
he
who from the
heaven is coming
is
above all.
He
testifies
to
what He has
seen and heard, yet
no
one
accepts
His testimony .
`And
what he hath
seen and heard this
he
doth
testify
, and
his testimony none
receiveth;
Whoever
accepts
His testimony has
certified
that God is truthful.
he
who
is
receiving
his testimony did
seal
that God is true;
For the
One
whom God has
sent speaks
the words
of God ,
for God gives
the Spirit without
limit.
for he
whom God sent ,
the sayings
of God he
speaketh;
for not
by
measure
doth
God give
the Spirit ;
The Father loves
the Son and has
placed
all things in
His hands.
the Father doth
love
the Son ,
and all things hath
given
into
his hand;
Whoever
believes
in the Son has
eternal
life .
Whoever
rejects
the Son will
not see life .
Instead
, the wrath of God remains
on
him. ”
he
who
is
believing
in the Son ,
hath
life age-during;
and
he
who
is
not
believing
the Son ,
shall
not see life, but
the wrath of God doth
remain
upon
him. '
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