1 B ut there was a man from among the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,

2 h e came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.

this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come -- a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

3 J esus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

4 N icodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?

Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

5 J esus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

6 T hat which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 D o not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.

`Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;

8 T he wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.

the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'

9 N icodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?

Nicodemus answered and said to him, `How are these things able to happen?'

10 J esus answered and said to him, Thou art the teacher of Israel and knowest not these things!

Jesus answered and said to him, `Thou art the teacher of Israel -- and these things thou dost not know!

11 V erily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.

`Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

12 I f I have said the earthly things to you, and ye believe not, how, if I say the heavenly things to you, will ye believe?

if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?

13 A nd no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down -- the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

14 A nd as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,

`And as Moses did lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so it behoveth the Son of Man to be lifted up,

15 t hat every one who believes on him may have life eternal.

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

16 F or God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.

for God did so love the world, that His Son -- the only begotten -- He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

17 F or God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.

For God did not send His Son to the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him;

18 H e that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.

he who is believing in him is not judged, but he who is not believing hath been judged already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 A nd this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.

`And this is the judgment, that the light hath come to the world, and men did love the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil;

20 F or every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;

for every one who is doing wicked things hateth the light, and doth not come unto the light, that his works may not be detected;

21 b ut he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.

but he who is doing the truth doth come to the light, that his works may be manifested, that in God they are having been wrought.'

22 A fter these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he abode with them and baptised.

After these things came Jesus and his disciples to the land of Judea, and there he did tarry with them, and was baptizing;

23 A nd John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to and were baptised:

and John was also baptizing in Aenon, nigh to Salem, because there were many waters there, and they were coming and were being baptized --

24 f or John was not yet cast into prison.

for John was not yet cast into the prison --

25 T here was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.

there arose then a question from the disciples of John with Jews about purifying,

26 A nd they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.

and they came unto John, and said to him, `Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou didst testify, lo, this one is baptizing, and all are coming unto him.'

27 J ohn answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.

John answered and said, `A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

28 Y e yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

ye yourselves do testify to me that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am having been sent before him;

29 H e that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.

he who is having the bride is bridegroom, and the friend of the bridegroom, who is standing and hearing him, with joy doth rejoice because of the voice of the bridegroom; this, then, my joy hath been fulfilled.

30 H e must increase, but I must decrease.

`Him it behoveth to increase, and me to become less;

31 H e who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,

he who from above is coming is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaketh; he who from the heaven is coming is above all.

32 w hat he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.

`And what he hath seen and heard this he doth testify, and his testimony none receiveth;

33 H e that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true;

he who is receiving his testimony did seal that God is true;

34 f or he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.

for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

35 T he Father loves the Son, and has given all things in his hand.

the Father doth love the Son, and all things hath given into his hand;

36 H e that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.

he who is believing in the Son, hath life age-during; and he who is not believing the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God doth remain upon him.'