John - Chapter 3 | King James Version (KJV)

  • 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 {cf15I 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 {cf15I of} heavenly things?
  • 13. And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, {cf15I 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 {cf15I 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 {cf15I 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 {cf15I 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 {cf15I 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.
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