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1And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

2This 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.

3Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4Nicodemus 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?

5Jesus 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.

6That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

7Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

8The 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.

9Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?

10Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

11Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.

12If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?

13And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.

16For 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.

17For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.

18He 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.

19And 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.

20For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.

21But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.

22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.

23And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.

24For John was not yet cast into prison.

25And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification:

26And 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.

27John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.

28You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29He 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.

30He must increase, but I must decrease.

31He 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.

32And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.

33He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.

34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.

35The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.

36He 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.

1Erat autem homo ex pharisæis, Nicodemus nomine, princeps Judæorum.

2Hic venit ad Jesum nocte, et dixit ei: Rabbi, scimus quia a Deo venisti magister, nemo enim potest hæc signa facere, quæ tu facis, nisi fuerit Deus cum eo.

3Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit denuo, non potest videre regnum Dei.

4Dicit ad eum Nicodemus: Quomodo potest homo nasci, cum sit senex? numquid potest in ventrem matris suæ iterato introire et renasci?

5Respondit Jesus: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, non potest introire in regnum Dei.

6Quod natum est ex carne, caro est: et quod natum est ex spiritu, spiritus est.

7Non mireris quia dixi tibi: oportet vos nasci denuo.

8Spiritus ubi vult spirat, et vocem ejus audis, sed nescis unde veniat, aut quo vadat: sic est omnis qui natus est ex spiritu.

9Respondit Nicodemus, et dixit ei: Quomodo possunt hæc fieri?

10Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Tu es magister in Israël, et hæc ignoras?

11amen, amen dico tibi, quia quod scimus loquimur, et quod vidimus testamur, et testimonium nostrum non accipitis.

12Si terrena dixi vobis, et non creditis: quomodo, si dixero vobis cælestia, credetis?

13Et nemo ascendit in cælum, nisi qui descendit de cælo, Filius hominis, qui est in cælo.

14Et sicut Moyses exaltavit serpentem in deserto, ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis:

15ut omnis qui credit in ipsum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam.

16Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam.

17Non enim misit Deus Filium suum in mundum, ut judicet mundum, sed ut salvetur mundus per ipsum.

18Qui credit in eum, non judicatur; qui autem non credit, jam judicatus est: quia non credit in nomine unigeniti Filii Dei.

19Hoc est autem judicium: quia lux venit in mundum, et dilexerunt homines magis tenebras quam lucem: erant enim eorum mala opera.

20Omnis enim qui male agit, odit lucem, et non venit ad lucem, ut non arguantur opera ejus:

21qui autem facit veritatem, venit ad lucem, ut manifestentur opera ejus, quia in Deo sunt facta.

22Post hæc venit Jesus et discipuli ejus in terram Judæam: et illic demorabatur cum eis, et baptizabat.

23Erat autem et Joannes baptizans, in Ænnon, juxta Salim: quia aquæ multæ erant illic, et veniebant et baptizabantur.

24Nondum enim missus fuerat Joannes in carcerem.

25Facta est autem quæstio ex discipulis Joannis cum Judæis de purificatione.

26Et venerunt ad Joannem, et dixerunt ei: Rabbi, qui erat tecum trans Jordanem, cui tu testimonium perhibuisti, ecce hic baptizat, et omnes veniunt ad eum.

27Respondit Joannes, et dixit: Non potest homo accipere quidquam, nisi fuerit ei datum de cælo.

28Ipsi vos mihi testimonium perhibetis, quod dixerim: Non sum ego Christus: sed quia missus sum ante illum.

29Qui habet sponsam, sponsus est: amicus autem sponsi, qui stat, et audit eum, gaudio gaudet propter vocem sponsi. Hoc ergo gaudium meum impletum est.

30Illum oportet crescere, me autem minui.

31Qui desursum venit, super omnes est. Qui est de terra, de terra est, et de terra loquitur. Qui de cælo venit, super omnes est.

32Et quod vidit, et audivit, hoc testatur: et testimonium ejus nemo accipit.

33Qui accepit ejus testimonium signavit, quia Deus verax est.

34Quem enim misit Deus, verba Dei loquitur: non enim ad mensuram dat Deus spiritum.

35Pater diligit Filium et omnia dedit in manu ejus.

36Qui credit in Filium, habet vitam æternam; qui autem incredulus est Filio, non videbit vitam, sed ira Dei manet super eum.

1Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

2He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”

3Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”

4Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”

5Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.

8The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”

9Nicodemus responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”

10Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?

11Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you do not accept our testimony.

12If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things?

13And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.

14And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,

15so that whoever believes in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.

16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.

17For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.

18Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

19And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.

20For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.

21But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished in God.”

22After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.

23Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.

24For John had not yet been cast into prison.

25Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.

26And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”

27John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.

28You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.

29He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.

30He must increase, while I must decrease.

31He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.

32And what he has seen and heard, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.

33Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.

34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the Spirit by measure.

35The Father loves the Son, and he has given everything into his hand.

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.”