There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
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there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
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John 3
36 aligned verses; 31 with wording or punctuation differences .
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KJV
King James Version
ASV
American Standard Version
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.
the same came unto
him
by night, and said to
him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God ;
for no one
can do these signs
that thou doest, except God be with him.
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.
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one
be born anew
, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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?
Nicodemus saith unto 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, 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 .
Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one
be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God !
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again
.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew
.
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.
The wind bloweth where it will
, and thou hearest the voice
thereof, but knowest
not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a
master
of Israel, and knowest
not these things?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the
teacher
of Israel, and understandest
not these things?
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do
know, and testify
that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which
we know, and bear
witness
of
that which
we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
If I have
told you earthly things ,
and ye believe not, how shall ye believe ,
if I tell you of
heavenly things?
If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
And no man
hath ascended up
to
heaven, but he that came
down
from
heaven, even the Son of man which
is in heaven.
And no one
hath ascended into
heaven, but he that descended
out
of
heaven, `
even '
the Son of man ,
who
is in heaven.
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up :
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up ;
That whosoever believeth in him should
not
perish,
but
have eternal life.
that whosoever believeth may
in him have eternal life.
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.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on
him should not perish, but have eternal
life.
For God sent not his
Son into the world to condemn
the world; but that the world through
him
might
be saved.
For God sent not the
Son into the world to judge
the world; but that the world should
be saved through
him
.
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.
He that believeth on him is not judged
: he that believeth not hath
been
judged
already, because he hath not believed on
the name of the only begotten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation
, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light ,
because
their deeds
were evil.
And this is the judgment
, that the
light is come into the world, and men loved the
darkness rather than the
light ;
for
their works
were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither
cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved.
For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and
cometh not
to the light, lest his works
should be reproved.
But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds
may be made manifest, that they are
wrought in God.
But he that doeth the
truth cometh to the light, that his works
may be made manifest, that they have
been
wrought in God.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea
; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea
; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Aenon
near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
And John also was baptizing in Enon
near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
For John was not yet cast into prison.
Then
there arose a question
between
some
of John's disciples and
the
Jews
about purifying.
There arose therefore
a questioning
on
the
part
of John's disciples with
a
Jew
about purifying.
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.
And they came unto John, and said to
him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the
Jordan, to whom thou hast
borne
witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be
given him from heaven.
John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have
been
given him from heaven.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but ,
that I am sent before him.
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
.
He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that
standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made
full
.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
He must increase, but I must decrease.
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.
He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of
the
earth
, and of the earth he
speaketh
: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
And
what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth
; and no man receiveth his testimony
.
What he hath seen and heard, of
that he beareth
witness
; and no man receiveth his witness
.
He that hath received his testimony
hath set to
his seal that God is true.
He that hath received his witness
hath set his seal to
`this',
that God is true.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God
giveth not the Spirit by measure unto
him
.
For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he
giveth not the Spirit by measure.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
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.
He that believeth on the Son hath eternal
life ;
but
he that obeyeth
not the Son shall not see life ,
but the wrath of God abideth on him.
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