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| John 3:1 | And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. | Now there was one of the Pharisees whose name was Nicodemus a ruler among the Jews. | Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews. |
| John 3:2 | This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him. | He came to Jesus by night and said, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher from God; for no one can do these miracles which you are doing, unless God is with him. | He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him. |
| John 3:3 | Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. | "In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God." | Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God. |
| John 3:4 | Nicodemus saith 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 again? | "How is it possible," Nicodemus asked, "for a man to be born when he is old? Can he a second time enter his mother's womb and be born?" | Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again? |
| John 3:5 | Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. | "In most solemn truth I tell you," replied Jesus, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God. | Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God. |
| John 3:6 | That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. | Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit. | That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit. |
| John 3:7 | Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again. | Do not be astonished at my telling you, `You must all be born anew.' | Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth. |
| John 3:8 | The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. | The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit." | The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit. |
| John 3:9 | Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done? | "How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus. | And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be? |
| John 3:10 | Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? | "Are you," replied Jesus, "`the Teacher of Israel,' and yet do you not understand these things? | And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things? |
| John 3:11 | Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony. | In most solemn truth I tell you that we speak what we know, and give testimony of that of which we were eye-witnesses, and yet you all reject our testimony. | Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true. |
| John 3:12 | If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things? | If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven? | If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven? |
| John 3:13 | And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. | There is no one who has gone up to Heaven, but there is One who has come down from Heaven, namely the Son of Man whose home is in Heaven. | And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man. |
| John 3:14 | And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: | And just as Moses lifted high the serpent in the Desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, | As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up: |
| John 3:15 | That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting. | in order that every one who trusts in Him may have the Life of the Ages." | So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. |
| John 3:16 | For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. | For so greatly did God love the world that He gave His only Son, that every one who trusts in Him may not perish but may have the Life of Ages. | For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. |
| John 3:17 | For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him. | For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him. | God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him. |
| John 3:18 | He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. | He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son. | The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God. |
| John 3:19 | And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. | And this is the test by which men are judged the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness more than they loved the Light, because their deeds were wicked. | And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil. |
| John 3:20 | For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved. | For every wrongdoer hates the light, and does not come to the light, for fear his actions should be exposed and condemned. | The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen. |
| John 3:21 | But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God. | But he who does what is honest and right comes to the light, in order that his actions may be plainly shown to have been done in God. | But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God. |
| John 3:22 | After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized. | After this Jesus and His disciples went into Judaea; and there He made a stay in company with them and baptized. | After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism. |
| John 3:23 | And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized. | And John too was baptizing at Aenon, near Salim, because there were many pools of water there; and people came and received baptism. | Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism. |
| John 3:24 | For John was not yet cast into prison. | (For John was not yet in prison.) | For at this time John had not been put into prison. |
| John 3:25 | And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews concerning purification: | As the result, a discussion having arisen on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification, | Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing. |
| John 3:26 | And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him. | they came to John and reported to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you on the other side of the Jordan and to whom you bore testimony is now baptizing, and great numbers of people are resorting to him." | And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him. |
| John 3:27 | John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. | "A man cannot obtain anything," replied John, "unless it has been granted to him from Heaven. | And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven. |
| John 3:28 | You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. | You yourselves can bear witness to my having said, `I am not the Christ,' but `I am His appointed forerunner.' | You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ. |
| John 3:29 | He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. | He who has the bride is the bridegroom; and the bridegroom's friend who stands by his side and listens to him, rejoices heartily on account of the bridegroom's happiness. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. | He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete. |
| John 3:30 | He must increase, but I must decrease. | He must grow greater, but I must grow less. | He has to become greater while I become less. |
| John 3:31 | He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all. | He who comes from above is above all. He whose origin is from the earth is not only himself from the earth, his teaching also is from the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all. | He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all. |
| John 3:32 | And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony. | What He has seen and heard, to that He bears witness; but His testimony no one receives. | He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true. |
| John 3:33 | He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true. | Any man who has received His testimony has solemnly declared that God is true. | He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true. |
| John 3:34 | For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure. | For He whom God has sent speaks God's words; for God does not give the Spirit with limitations." | For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure. |
| John 3:35 | The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand. | The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to His hands. | The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands. |
| John 3:36 | He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. | He who believes in the Son has the Life of the Ages; he who disobeys the Son will not enter into Life, but God's anger remains upon him. | He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him. |
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