John 3 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

You Must Be Born Again

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. (Lu 24:20; Joh 7:50; Joh 19:39) 2 This man came to Jesus^[1] by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.” (Mt 22:16; Joh 1:38; Joh 5:36; Joh 9:29; Joh 9:33; Joh 12:42; Ac 2:22; Ac 10:38)

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3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again^[2] he cannot see the kingdom of God.” (Joh 1:13; Joh 3:36; 2Co 5:17; Ga 6:15; 1Pe 1:3; 1Pe 1:23)

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4 Nicodemus said 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?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. (Eze 36:25; Mr 16:16; Ac 2:38; Eph 5:26; Tit 3:5; Heb 10:22)

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6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.^[3] (Joh 6:63; 1Co 15:50) 7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You^[4] must be born again.’ (Joh 3:3; Joh 5:28) 8 The wind^[5] blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” (Ec 11:5; Eze 37:9; 1Co 12:11) 9 Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” (Joh 6:52; Joh 6:60) 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you do not understand these things? (Joh 9:30) 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but you^[6] do not receive our testimony. (Joh 3:32) 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.^[7] (Pr 30:4; Joh 3:31; Joh 6:38; Joh 6:42; Joh 6:62; Joh 7:34; Ac 2:34; Ro 10:6; 1Co 15:47; Eph 4:9)

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14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, (Nu 21:9; Joh 8:28; Joh 12:32; Joh 12:34)

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15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.^[8] (Joh 3:36; Joh 15:4; Joh 16:33; 1Jo 5:12; 1Jo 5:20)

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For God So Loved the World

16 “For God so loved the world,^[9] that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (Joh 1:29; Joh 10:28; Ro 5:8; Ro 8:32; Eph 2:4; 2Th 2:16; 1Jo 3:1; 1Jo 4:9)

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17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. (Joh 5:36; Joh 5:38; Joh 5:45; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:57; Joh 7:29; Joh 8:15; Joh 8:42; Joh 10:36; Joh 11:42; Joh 12:47; Joh 17:3; Joh 20:21; Ro 8:3; 1Jo 4:9; 1Jo 4:14)

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18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. (Mr 16:16; Joh 5:24; 1Jo 5:13) 19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their works were evil. (Isa 30:10; Jer 5:31; Joh 1:4; Joh 1:9; Joh 7:7; Joh 9:39)

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20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his works should be exposed. (Job 24:13; Ro 13:12; Eph 5:11; Eph 5:13)

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21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.” (Ps 139:23; 1Jo 1:6)

John the Baptist Exalts Christ

22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and was baptizing. (Joh 3:26; Joh 4:1) 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for John had not yet been put in prison). (Mt 4:12; Joh 5:35) 25 Now a discussion arose between some of John’s disciples and a Jew over purification. (Joh 2:6) 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and all are going to him.” (Joh 1:7; Joh 3:2; Joh 12:19) 27 John answered, “A person cannot receive even one thing unless it is given him from heaven. (Mt 21:25; Joh 6:65; 1Co 4:7; Heb 5:4; Jas 1:17)

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28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but I have been sent before him.’ (Mal 3:1; Mr 1:2; Lu 1:17; Joh 1:20; Ac 19:4)

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29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. (Jud 14:20; So 5:1; Mt 9:15; Mt 25:1)

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30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”^[10] (Mt 3:11) 31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks in an earthly way. He who comes from heaven is above all. (Joh 3:13; Joh 8:23; Ro 9:5; Eph 1:21; 1Jo 4:5)

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32 He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, yet no one receives his testimony. (Joh 1:11; Joh 3:11; Joh 3:19; Joh 5:43; Joh 12:37)

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33 Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true. (Joh 6:27; 2Co 1:22; Eph 1:13; 1Jo 5:10; Re 7:3)

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34 For he whom God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit without measure. (Eze 4:11; Eze 4:16; Joh 3:17) 35 The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand. (Mt 28:18; Joh 5:20) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; whoever does not obey the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. (Mt 19:16; Joh 3:3; Joh 3:15; Joh 5:24; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:54; Joh 11:25; Joh 20:31; Ro 2:8; Eph 5:6; Col 3:6; 1Jo 5:12)

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الكتاب المقدس

يسوع يعلم نيقوديموس

1 غَيْرَ أَنَّ إِنْسَاناً مِنَ الْفَرِّيسِيِّينَ، اسْمُهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ، وَهُوَ عُضْوٌ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ الْيَهُودِيِّ، 2 جَاءَ إِلَى يَسُوعَ لَيْلاً وَقَالَ لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، نَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ جِئْتَ مِنَ اللهِ مُعَلِّماً، لأَنَّهُ لَا يَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَعْمَلَ مَا تَعْمَلُ مِنْ آيَاتٍ إِلّا إِذَا كَانَ اللهُ مَعَهُ». 3 فَأَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: لَا أَحَدَ يُمْكِنُهُ أَنْ يَرَى مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ إِلّا إِذَا وُلِدَ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ». 4 فَسَأَلَهُ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ الإِنْسَانَ أَنْ يُولَدَ وَهُوَ كَبِيرُ السِّنِّ؟ أَلَعَلَّهُ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بَطْنَ أُمِّهِ ثَانِيَةً ثُمَّ يُولَدَ؟» 5 أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: لَا يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ أَحَدٌ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ إِلّا إِذَا وُلِدَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ وَالرُّوحِ. 6 فَالْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ الْجَسَدِ هُوَ جَسَدٌ، وَالْمَوْلُودُ مِنَ الرُّوحِ هُوَ رُوحٌ. 7 فَلا تَتَعَجَّبْ إِذَا قُلتُ لَكَ إِنَّكُمْ بِحَاجَةٍ إِلَى الْوِلادَةِ مِنْ جَدِيدٍ. 8 الرِّيحُ تَهُبُّ حَيْثُ تَشَاءُ وَتَسْمَعُ صَفِيرَهَا، وَلكِنَّكَ لَا تَعْلَمُ مِنْ أَيْنَ تَأْتِي وَلا إِلَى أَيْنَ تَذْهَبُ. هكَذَا كُلُّ مَنْ وُلِدَ مِنَ الرُّوحِ». 9 فَعَادَ نِيقُودِيمُوسُ يَسْأَلُ: «كَيْفَ يُمْكِنُ أَنْ يَتِمَّ هَذَا؟» 10 أَجَابَهُ يَسُوعُ: «أَنْتَ مُعَلِّمُ إِسْرَائِيلَ وَلا تَعْلَمُ هَذَا! 11 الْحَقَّ الْحَقَّ أَقُولُ لَكَ: إِنَّنَا نَتَكَلَّمُ بِمَا نَعْلَمُ وَنَشْهَدُ بِمَا رَأَيْنَا، وَمَعَ ذلِكَ لَا تَقْبَلُونَ شَهَادَتَنَا. 12 إِنْ كُنْتُ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِأُمُورِ الأَرْضِ وَلَمْ تُؤْمِنُوا، فَكَيْفَ تُؤْمِنُونَ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ بِأُمُورِ السَّمَاءِ؟ 13 وَمَا صَعِدَ أَحَدٌ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ إِلّا الَّذِي نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي السَّمَاءِ. 14 وَكَمَا عَلَّقَ مُوسَى الْحَيَّةَ فِي الْبَرِّيَّةِ، فَكَذلِكَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُعَلَّقَ ابْنُ الإِنْسَانِ، 15 لِتَكُونَ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ لِكُلِّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ. 16 لأَنَّهُ هكَذَا أَحَبَّ اللهُ الْعَالَمَ حَتَّى بَذَلَ ابْنَهُ الْوَحِيدَ، لِكَيْ لَا يَهْلِكَ كُلُّ مَنْ يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ، بَلْ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. 17 فَإِنَّ اللهَ لَمْ يُرْسِلِ ابْنَهُ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ لِيَدِينَ الْعَالَمَ، بَلْ لِيَخْلُصَ الْعَالَمُ بِهِ، 18 فَالَّذِي يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ لَا يُدَانُ، أَمَّا الَّذِي لَا يُؤْمِنُ بِهِ فَقَدْ صَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ حُكْمُ الدَّيْنُونَةِ، لأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِاسْمِ ابْنِ اللهِ الْوَحِيدِ. 19 وَهَذَا هُوَ الْحُكْمُ: إِنَّ النُّورَ قَدْ جَاءَ إِلَى الْعَالَمِ، وَلكِنَّ النَّاسَ أَحَبُّوا الظُّلْمَةَ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ النُّورِ، لأَنَّ أَعْمَالَهُمْ كَانَتْ شِرِّيرَةً. 20 فَكُلُّ مَنْ يَعْمَلُ الشَّرَّ يُبْغِضُ النُّورَ، وَلا يَأْتِي إِلَيْهِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ تُفْضَحَ أَعْمَالُهُ. 21 وَأَمَّا الَّذِي يَسْلُكُ فِي الْحَقِّ فَيَأْتِي إِلَى النُّورِ لِتَظْهَرَ أَعْمَالُهُ وَيَتَبَيَّنَ أَنَّهَا عُمِلَتْ بِقُوَّةِ اللهِ».

شهادة يوحنا المعمدان عن ليسوع

22 وَذَهَبَ يَسُوعُ وَتَلامِيذُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى بِلادِ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَأَقَامَ فِيهَا مَعَهُمْ، وَأَخَذَ يُعَمِّدُ. 23 وَكَانَ يُوحَنَّا أَيْضاً يُعَمِّدُ فِي عَيْنِ نُونٍ بِالْقُرْبِ مِنْ سَالِيمَ، لأَنَّ الْمِيَاهَ هُنَاكَ كَانَتْ كَثِيرَةً فَكَانَ النَّاسُ يَأْتُونَ وَيَتَعَمَّدُونَ. 24 فَإِنَّ يُوحَنَّا لَمْ يَكُنْ قَد أُلْقِيَ بَعْدُ فِي السِّجْنِ. 25 وَحَدَثَ جِدَالٌ بَيْنَ تَلامِيذِ يُوحَنَّا وَأَحَدِ الْيَهُودِ فِي شَأْنِ التَّطَهُّرِ. 26 فَذَهَبُوا إِلَى يُوحَنَّا وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «يَا مُعَلِّمُ، الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي رَأَيْنَاهُ مَعَكَ فِي مَا وَرَاءَ نَهْرِ الأُرْدُنِّ، وَالَّذِي شَهِدْتَ لَهُ، هُوَ أَيْضاً يُعَمِّدُ، وَالْجَمِيعُ يَتَحَوَّلُونَ إِلَيْهِ!» 27 فَأَجَابَ يُوحَنَّا: «لا يَقْدِرُ أَحَدٌ أَنْ يَنَالَ شَيْئاً إِلّا إِذَا أُعْطِيَ لَهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ! 28 أَنْتُمْ تَشْهَدُونَ أَنِّي قُلْتُ: لَسْتُ الْمَسِيحَ، بَلْ أَنَا رَسُولٌ يُمَهِّدُ لَهُ الطَّرِيقَ. 29 وَمَنْ لَهُ الْعَرُوسُ، يَكُونُ هُوَ الْعَرِيسَ! أَمَّا صَدِيقُ الْعَرِيسِ، الَّذِي يَقِفُ قُرْبَهُ وَيَسْمَعُهُ، فَيَبْتَهِجُ لِفَرَحِهِ بِصَوْتِ الْعَرِيسِ. وَهَا إِنَّ فَرَحِي هَذَا قَدْ تَمَّ. 30 فَلابُدَّ أَنْ يَزِيدَ هُوَ وَأَنْقُصَ أَنَا». 31 الَّذِي يَأْتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ. أَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنَ الأَرْضِ، فَإِنَّهُ أَرْضِيٌّ وَيَتَكَلَّمُ كَلاماً أَرْضِيًّا. الآتِي مِنْ فَوْقُ هُوَ فَوْقَ الْجَمِيعِ، 32 وَهُوَ يَشْهَدُ بِمَا سَمِعَ وَرَأَى، وَلا أَحَدَ يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَتَهُ! 33 عَلَى أَنَّ الَّذِي يَقْبَلُ شَهَادَتَهُ، يُصَادِقُ عَلَى أَنَّ اللهَ حَقٌّ، 34 لأَنَّ الَّذِي أَرْسَلَهُ اللهُ يَتَكَلَّمُ بِكَلِامِ اللهِ فَإِنَّ اللهَ يُعْطِي الرُّوحَ لَيْسَ بِالْمِكْيَالِ. 35 فَالأَبُ يُحِبُّ الاِبْنَ، وَقَدْ جَعَلَ فِي يَدِهِ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ. 36 مَنْ يُؤْمِنْ بِالاِبْنِ، فَلَهُ الْحَيَاةُ الأَبَدِيَّةُ. وَمَنْ يَرْفُضْ أَنْ يُؤْمِنَ بِالاِبْنِ، فَلَنْ يَرَى الْحَيَاةَ، بَلْ يَسْتَقِرَّ عَلَيْهِ غَضَبُ اللهِ.