John:3

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* Now there was one of the Pharisees named Nicodemus , a ruler among the Jews . * This man came to Jesus by night , and said to him . "Rabbi , we know that you are a teacher sent from God ; for no man can do these signs which you are continually doing , unless God is with him ." * "In very truth I tell you ," answered Jesus , "that unless a man is born from above , he cannot see the kingdom of God ." * "How can a man be born when he is old ?" Nicodemus replied ; "Can he enter a second time into his mothers womb , and be born ?" * "I tell you solemnly ," Jesus answered , "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit , he cannot enter the kingdom of God . * What is born of the flesh is flesh ; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit . * Marvel not at my telling you , You must all be born again from above . * The wind blows where it wills , and you hear its voice , but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going . So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit ." * "How can this be ?" said Nicodemus in reply . * "Are you the Teacher of Israel , and yet you do not understand these things ?" said Jesus . * "Most solemnly I tell you we are speaking of what we know , and it is about that of which we were eyewitnesses that we give testimony . Yet all of you reject our testimony . * If I have told you earthly things and yet none of you believe me , how will you believe if I tell you concerning heavenly things ? * There is no one gone up to heaven , except the One who came down from heaven - the Son of man himself . * And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness , so must the Son of man be lifted up , * in order that every one who believes in him may have eternal life . * "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son , that whoever trusts in him should not perish , but have eternal life . * For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world , but that the world through him might be saved . * He who trusts in him is not condemned , but he who does not trust has already been condemned , because he has not put his trust in 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 . * For every one who practises wrong hates light , and does not come to the light , lest his actions be exposed ; * but he who does what is true , comes to the light , in order that his actions may be shown to have been wrought in God ." * After this Jesus and his disciples went into the countryside of Judea , and there he was staying with them and baptizing . * John also was baptizing in Aenon , near Salim , because there were many streams there , and people kept coming to receive baptism . * (For John had not yet been thrown into prison .) * Then some of Johns disciples got into a controversy with a Jew in regard to purification ; so they came to John and said to him . * "Rabbi , see ! The man who was with you on the other side of Jordan , and to whom you yourself have borne testimony , is now baptizing , and everybody is coming to him ." * In reply John said . "A man cannot obtain anything unless it has been granted to him from heaven . * You yourselves are my witnesses that I said , I am not the Christ , but have been sent before him . * He who has the bride is the bridegroom , but the friend of the bridegroom , who stands and hears him , rejoices greatly because of the bridegrooms voice . So then this joy of mine has now complete fulfilment . * He must increase , but I must decrease . * "He that comes from above is above all ; but one who is of the earth , of the earth he is , and of the earth he speaks . He who comes from heaven is above all . * He bears testimony to what he has heard and seen , yet no one receives his testimony . * Whoever does receive it has set his seal that God is true . * For he whom God sent utters the words of God ; for God does not give the Spirit sparingly . * the Father loves the Son and has committed everything into his hands . * Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life , but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life , but he who disobeys the Son shall not see life , but the wrath of God abides upon him ."

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