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* There was however , a man from among the Pharisees , Nicodemus , his name , ruler of the Jews . * The same , came unto him , by night , and said unto him Rabbi ! we know that , from God , thou hast come , a teacher ; for , no one , can be doing , these signs , which , thou , art doing , except , God , be with him . * Jesus answered , and said unto him Verily , verily , I say unto thee : Except one be born from above , he cannot see the kingdom of God . * Nicodemus saith unto him How , can a man be born , when he is , old ? Can he , into the womb of his mother , a second time , enter , and be born ? * Jesus answered Verily , verily , I say unto thee : Except one be born of water and spirit , he cannot enter into the kingdom of God . * That which hath been born of the flesh , is , flesh , and , that which hath been born of the spirit , is , spirit . * Do not marvel , that I said unto thee : Ye must needs be born from above . * The spirit , where it pleaseth , doth breathe , and , the sound thereof , thou hearest ; but knowest not , whence it cometh and whither it goeth : Thus , is every one who hath been born of the spirit . * Nicodemus answered , and said unto him How , can these things , come about ? * Jesus answered , and said unto him Art , thou , the teacher of Israel , and , these things , knowest not ? * Verily , verily , I say unto thee : What we know , we speak , and , of what we have seen , we bear witness , and , our witness , ye receive not . * If , the earthly things , I told you , and ye believe not , How , if I should tell you the heavenly things , will ye believe ? * And , no one , hath ascended into heaven , save he that , out of heaven , descended , The Son of Man . * And , just as , Moses , lifted up the serpent in the desert , so , must , the Son of Man , be lifted up , * That , whosoever believeth in him , may have life age-abiding . * For God , so loved , the world , that , his Only Begotten Son , he gave , that , whosoever believeth on him , might not perish , but have life age-abiding . * For God , sent not , his Son into the world , that he might judge the world , but , that the world might be saved through him . * He that believeth on him , is not to be judged : he that believeth not , already , hath been judged , because he hath not believed on the name of the Only Begotten Son of God . * And , this , is the judgment : That , the light , hath come into the world , and men loved , rather the darkness than the light , for , wicked , were their , works . * For , whosoever doth practise corrupt things , hateth the light , and cometh not unto the light , lest his works should be reproved ; * But , he that doeth the truth , cometh unto the light , that his works may be , made manifest , that , in God , have they been wrought . * After these things , came Jesus , and his disciples , into the Judaean land ; and , there , was he tarrying with them , and immersing . * And John also was immersing in Aenon , near to him , because , many waters , were there ; and they were coming , and being immersed ; * for , not yet , had John been cast into prison . * There arose , therefore , a questioning , from among the disciples of John , with a Jew , concerning purification . * And they came unto John , and said unto him Rabbi ! he who was with thee beyond the Jordan , unto whom , thou , hast borne witness , see ! the same , is immersing ; and , all , are coming unto him . * John answered , and said A man can receive , nothing , except it have been given him out of heaven . * Ye yourselves , unto me , bear witness , that , I , said I , am not the Christ ; but I am sent before , That One . * He that hath the bride , is , bridegroom ; but , the friend of the bridegroom , who standeth by and hearkeneth unto him , greatly , rejoiceth , by reason of the voice of the bridegroom . This , my joy , therefore , is fulfilled . * That One , it behoveth to increase , but , me , to decrease . * He that , from above , doth come , over all , is : he that is of the earth , of the earth , is , and , of the earth , doth speak : he that , out of heaven , doth come , over all , is , * What he hath seen and heard , of , the same , he beareth witness , and , his witness , no one , receiveth : * He that hath received his witness , hath set sealthat , God , is , true . * For , he whom God hath sent , the sayings of God , doth speak ; for , not by measure , giveth he the Spirit . * The Father , loveth the Son , and , all things , hath given into his hand . * He that believeth on the Son , hath life age-abiding : whereas , he that yieldeth not unto the Son , shall not see life , but , the anger of God , awaiteth him .

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