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John

John 3 🔍 📕 📖 ↷

Jesus and Nicodemus

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1

δέ

There was

ἦν

a man

ἄνθρωπος

of

ἐκ

the Pharisees,

Φαρισαῖος

named

ὄνομα

αὐτός

Nicodemus,

Νικόδημος

a ruler

ἄρχων

of the Jews:

Ἰουδαῖος

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2

The same

οὗτος

came

ἔρχομαι

to

πρός

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

by night,

νύξ

and

καί

said

unto him,

αὐτός

Rabbi,

ῥαββί

we know

οἶδα

that

ὅτι

thou art

ἔρχομαι

a teacher

διδάσκαλος

come

ἔρχομαι

from

ἀπό

God:

θεός

for

γάρ

no man

οὐδείς

can

δύναμαι

do

ποιέω

these

ταῦτα

miracles

σημεῖον

that

ὅς

thou

σύ

doest,

ποιέω

except

ἐὰν

God

θεός

be

ὦ

with

μετά

him.

αὐτός

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3

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

and

καί

said

unto him,

αὐτός

Verily,

ἀμήν

verily,

ἀμήν

I say

λέγω

unto thee,

σοί

Except

ἐὰν

a man

τις

be born

γεννάω

again,

ἄνωθεν

he cannot

δύναμαι

οὐ

see

οἶδα

the kingdom

βασιλεία

of God.

θεός

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4

Nicodemus

Νικόδημος

saith

λέγω

unto

πρός

him,

αὐτός

How

πῶς

can

δύναμαι

a man

ἄνθρωπος

be born

γεννάω

when he is

ὤν

old?

γέρων

can

μή

δύναμαι

he enter

εἰσέρχομαι

the second time

δεύτερος

into

εἰς

his

αὐτός

mother's

μήτηρ

womb,

κοιλία

and

καί

be born?

γεννάω

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5

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

answered,

ἀποκρίνομαι

Verily,

ἀμήν

verily,

ἀμήν

I say

λέγω

unto thee,

σοί

Except

ἐὰν

a man

τις

be born

γεννάω

of

ἐκ

water

ὕδωρ

and

καί

of the Spirit,

πνεῦμα

he cannot

οὐ

δύναμαι

enter

εἰσέρχομαι

into

εἰς

the kingdom

βασιλεία

of God.

θεός

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6

That which is born

γεννάω

of

ἐκ

the flesh

σάρξ

is

ἐστί

flesh;

σάρξ

and

καί

that which is born

γεννάω

of

ἐκ

the Spirit

πνεῦμα

is

ἐστί

spirit.

πνεῦμα

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7

Marvel

θαυμάζω

not

μή

that

ὅτι

I said

unto thee,

σοί

Ye

ὑμᾶς

must

δεῖ

be born

γεννάω

again.

ἄνωθεν

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8

The wind

πνεῦμα

bloweth

πνέω

where

ὅπου

it listeth,

θέλω

and

καί

thou hearest

ἀκούω

the sound

φωνή

thereof,

αὐτός

but

ἀλλά

canst

οἶδα

not

οὐ

tell

οἶδα

whence

πόθεν

it cometh,

ἔρχομαι

and

καί

whither

ποῦ

it goeth:

ὑπάγω

so

οὕτως

is

ἐστί

every one

πᾶς

that is born

γεννάω

of

ἐκ

the Spirit.

πνεῦμα

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9

Nicodemus

Νικόδημος

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

and

καί

said

unto him,

αὐτός

How

πῶς

can

δύναμαι

these things

ταῦτα

be?

γίνομαι

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10

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

and

καί

said

unto him,

αὐτός

Art

εἶ

thou

σύ

a master

διδάσκαλος

of Israel,

Ἰσραήλ

and

καί

knowest

γινώσκω

not

οὐ

these things?

ταῦτα

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11

Verily,

ἀμήν

verily,

ἀμήν

I say

λέγω

unto thee,

σοί

We speak

λαλέω

that

ὅτι

ὅς

we do know,

οἶδα

and

καί

testify

μαρτυρέω

that

ὅς

we have seen;

ὁράω

and

καί

ye receive

λαμβάνω

not

οὐ

our

ἡμῶν

witness.

μαρτυρία

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12

If

εἰ

I have told

you

ὑμῖν

earthly things,

ἐπίγειος

and

καί

ye believe

πιστεύω

not,

οὐ

how

πῶς

shall ye believe,

πιστεύω

if

ἐάν

I tell

you

ὑμῖν

of heavenly things?

ἐπουράνιος

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13

And

καί

no man

οὐδείς

hath ascended up

ἀναβαίνω

to

εἰς

heaven,

οὐρανός

but

εἰ

he that came down

καταβαίνω

from

ἐκ

heaven,

οὐρανός

even the Son

υἱός

of man

ἄνθρωπος

which

ὁ

is

ὤν

in

ἐν

heaven.

οὐρανός

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14

And

καί

as

καθώς

Moses

Μωσῆς

lifted up

ὑψόω

the serpent

ὄφις

in

ἐν

the wilderness,

ἔρημος

even so

οὕτως

must

δεῖ

the Son

υἱός

of man

ἄνθρωπος

be lifted up:

ὑψόω

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15

That

ἵνα

whosoever

πᾶς

believeth

πιστεύω

in

εἰς

him

αὐτός

should

ἀπόλλυμι

not

ἵνα

perish,

ἀπόλλυμι

but

ἀλλά

have

ἔχω

eternal

αἰώνιος

life.

ζωή

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16

For

γάρ

God

θεός

so

οὕτως

loved

ἀγαπάω

the world,

κόσμος

that

ὥστε

he gave

δίδωμι

his

αὐτός

only begotten

μονογενής

Son,

υἱός

that

ἵνα

whosoever

πᾶς

believeth

πιστεύω

in

εἰς

him

αὐτός

should

ἀπόλλυμι

not

μή

perish,

ἀπόλλυμι

but

ἀλλά

have

ἔχω

everlasting

αἰώνιος

life.

ζωή

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17

For

γάρ

God

θεός

sent

ἀποστέλλω

not

οὐ

his

αὐτός

Son

υἱός

into

εἰς

the world

κόσμος

to

ἵνα

condemn

κρίνω

the world;

κόσμος

but

ἀλλά

that

ἵνα

the world

κόσμος

through

διά

him

αὐτός

might be saved.

σῴζω

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18

He that believeth

πιστεύω

on

εἰς

him

αὐτός

is

κρίνω

not

οὐ

condemned:

κρίνω

but

δέ

he that believeth

πιστεύω

not

μή

is condemned

κρίνω

already,

ἤδη

because

ὅτι

he hath

πιστεύω

not

μή

believed

πιστεύω

in

εἰς

the name

ὄνομα

of the only begotten

μονογενής

Son

υἱός

of God.

θεός

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19

And

δέ

this

οὗτος

is

ἐστί

the condemnation,

κρίσις

that

ὅτι

light

φῶς

is come

ἔρχομαι

into

εἰς

the world,

κόσμος

and

καί

men

ἄνθρωπος

loved

ἀγαπάω

darkness

σκότος

rather

μᾶλλον

than

ἤ

light,

φῶς

because

γάρ

their

αὐτός

deeds

ἔργον

were

ἦν

evil.

πονηρός

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20

For

γάρ

every one

πᾶς

that doeth

πράσσω

evil

φαῦλος

hateth

μισέω

the light,

φῶς

neither

καί

οὐ

cometh

ἔρχομαι

to

πρός

the light,

φῶς

lest

ἵνα

his

αὐτός

deeds

ἔργον

should be reproved.

ἐλέγχω

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21

But

δέ

he that doeth

ποιέω

truth

ἀλήθεια

cometh

ἔρχομαι

to

πρός

the light,

φῶς

that

ἵνα

his

αὐτός

deeds

ἔργον

may be made manifest,

φανερόω

that

ὅτι

they are

ἐστί

wrought

ἐργάζομαι

in

ἐν

God.

θεός

John's Testimony about Jesus

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22

After

μετά

these things

ταῦτα

came

ἔρχομαι

Jesus

Ἰησοῦς

and

καί

his

αὐτός

disciples

μαθητής

into

εἰς

the land

γῆ

of Judaea;

Ἰουδαία

and

καί

there

ἐκεῖ

he tarried

διατρίβω

with

μετά

them,

αὐτός

and

καί

baptized.

βαπτίζω

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23

And

δέ

John

Ἰωάννης

also

καί

was

ἦν

baptizing

βαπτίζω

in

ἐν

Aenon

Αἰνών

near

ἐγγύς

to Salim,

Σαλείμ

because

ὅτι

there was

ἦν

much

πολύς

water

ὕδωρ

there:

ἐκεῖ

and

καί

they came,

παραγίνομαι

and

καί

were baptized.

βαπτίζω

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24

For

γάρ

John

Ἰωάννης

was

ἦν

not yet

οὔπω

cast

βάλλω

into

εἰς

prison.

φυλακή

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25

Then

οὖν

there arose

γίνομαι

a question

ζήτησις

between

μετά

some of

ἐκ

John's

Ἰωάννης

disciples

μαθητής

and the Jews

Ἰουδαῖος

about

περί

purifying.

καθαρισμός

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26

And

καί

they came

ἔρχομαι

unto

πρός

John,

Ἰωάννης

and

καί

said

unto him,

αὐτός

Rabbi,

ῥαββί

he

ὅς

that was

ἦν

with

μετά

thee

σοῦ

beyond

πέραν

Jordan,

Ἰορδάνης

to whom

ὅς

thou

σύ

barest witness,

μαρτυρέω

behold,

ἴδε

the same

οὗτος

baptizeth,

βαπτίζω

and

καί

all

πᾶς

men come

ἔρχομαι

to

πρός

him.

αὐτός

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27

John

Ἰωάννης

answered

ἀποκρίνομαι

and

καί

said,

A man

ἄνθρωπος

can

δύναμαι

οὐ

receive

λαμβάνω

nothing,

οὐδείς

except

ἐὰν

it be

ὦ

given

δίδωμι

him

αὐτός

from

ἐκ

heaven.

οὐρανός

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28

Ye

ὑμεῖς

yourselves

αὐτός

bear

μαρτυρέω

me

μοί

witness,

μαρτυρέω

that

ὅτι

I said,

I

ἐγώ

am

εἰμί

not

οὐ

the Christ,

Χριστός

but

ἀλλά

that

ὅτι

I am

εἰμί

sent

ἀποστέλλω

before

ἔμπροσθεν

him.

ἐκεῖνος

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29

He that hath

ἔχω

the bride

νύμφη

is

ἐστί

the bridegroom:

νυμφίος

but

δέ

the friend

φίλος

of the bridegroom,

νυμφίος

which

ὁ

standeth

ἵστημι

and

καί

heareth

ἀκούω

him,

αὐτός

rejoiceth

χαίρω

greatly

χαρά

because

διά

of the bridegroom's

νυμφίος

voice:

φωνή

this

οὗτος

my

ἐμός

joy

χαρά

therefore

οὖν

is fulfilled.

πληρόω

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30

He

ἐκεῖνος

must

δεῖ

increase,

αὐξάνω

but

δέ

I

ἐμέ

must decrease.

ἐλαττόω

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31

He that cometh

ἔρχομαι

from above

ἄνωθεν

is

ἐστί

above

ἐπάνω

all:

πᾶς

he that is

ὤν

of

ἐκ

the earth

γῆ

is

ἐστί

earthly,

ἐκ

γῆ

and

καί

speaketh

λαλέω

of

ἐκ

the earth:

γῆ

he that cometh

ἔρχομαι

from

ἐκ

heaven

οὐρανός

is

ἐστί

above

ἐπάνω

all.

πᾶς

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32

And

καί

what

ὅς

he hath seen

ὁράω

and

καί

heard,

ἀκούω

that

τοῦτο

he testifieth;

μαρτυρέω

and

καί

no man

οὐδείς

receiveth

λαμβάνω

his

αὐτός

testimony.

μαρτυρία

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33

He that hath received

λαμβάνω

his

αὐτός

testimony

μαρτυρία

hath set to his seal

σφραγίζω

that

ὅτι

God

θεός

is

ἐστί

true.

ἀληθής

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34

For

γάρ

he whom

ὅς

God

θεός

hath sent

ἀποστέλλω

speaketh

λαλέω

the words

ῥῆμα

of God:

θεός

for

γάρ

God

θεός

giveth

δίδωμι

not

οὐ

the Spirit

πνεῦμα

by

ἐκ

measure

μέτρον

unto him.

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35

The Father

πατήρ

loveth

ἀγαπάω

the Son,

υἱός

and

καί

hath given

δίδωμι

all things

πᾶς

into

ἐν

his

αὐτός

hand.

χείρ

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36

He that believeth

πιστεύω

on

εἰς

the Son

υἱός

hath

ἔχω

everlasting

αἰώνιος

life:

ζωή

and

δέ

he that believeth not

ἀπειθέω

the Son

υἱός

shall

ὀπτάνομαι

not

οὐ

see

ὀπτάνομαι

life;

ζωή

but

ἀλλά

the wrath

ὀργή

of God

θεός

abideth

μένω

on

ἐπί

him.

αὐτός

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