John 3

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
1 Ἦν δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων, Νικόδημος ὄνομα αὐτῷ, ἄρχων τῶν Ἰουδαίων·
2 The same came to Jesus
ℵBA ⟨him⟩
 by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for
ℵ ⟨and⟩
 no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
2 οὗτος ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτός, καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί
WH Ῥαββεί
, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐλήλυθας διδάσκαλος· οὐδεὶς γὰρ [+]
WH δύναται
 ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα δύναται
WH omit
 ποιεῖν ἃ σὺ ποιεῖς, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ.
3 Jesus answered and said unto him
ℵ omit
, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
3 Ἀπεκρίθη ὁ
WH omit
 Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
4 Λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ
WH [ὁ]
 Νικόδημος, Πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι γέρων ὤν; Μὴ δύναται εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ δεύτερον εἰσελθεῖν καὶ γεννηθῆναι;
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God
ℵ ⟨see the kingdom of heaven⟩
.
5 Ἀπεκρίθη [+]
WH [ὁ]
 Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
6 Τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς σάρξ ἐστιν· καὶ τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος πνεῦμά ἐστιν.
7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
7 Μὴ θαυμάσῃς ὅτι εἶπόν σοι, Δεῖ ὑμᾶς γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and
A ⟨or⟩
 whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit
ℵ ⟨water and of the Spirit⟩
.
8 Τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει· οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
9 Ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
10 Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Σὺ εἶ ὁ διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ταῦτα οὐ γινώσκεις;
11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
11 Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ὃ οἴδαμεν λαλοῦμεν, καὶ ὃ ἑωράκαμεν μαρτυροῦμεν· καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν οὐ λαμβάνετε.
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
12 Εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς, ἐὰν εἴπω ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια, πιστεύσετε;
13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven
ℵB omit
.
13 Καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανόν, εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ.
WH omit
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
14 Καὶ καθὼς Μωσῆς
WH Μωυσῆς
 ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου·
15 That whosoever believeth in
A ⟨on⟩
 him should not perish, but
ℵB omit
 have eternal life.
15 ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ’
WH ἐν αὐτῷ
 ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his
ℵB ⟨the⟩
 only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
16 Οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ
WH omit
 τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται, ἀλλ’
WH ἀλλὰ
 ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
17 For God sent not his
ℵB ⟨the⟩
 Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
17 Οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν αὐτοῦ
WH omit
 εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ’ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι’ αὐτοῦ.
18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but
ℵB omit
 he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
18 Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται· ὁ δὲ
WH omit
 μὴ πιστεύων ἤδη κέκριται, ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.
19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
19 Αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον, καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς· ἦν γὰρ [+]
WH αὐτῶν
 πονηρὰ αὐτῶν
WH omit
 τὰ ἔργα.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
20 Πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς, καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ.
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
21 Ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judæa; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
22 Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν γῆν· καὶ ἐκεῖ διέτριβεν μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβάπτιζεν.
23 And John also was baptizing in Ænon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
23 Ἦν δὲ καὶ Ἰωάννης
WH [ὁ] Ἰωάνης
 βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλήμ
WH Σαλείμ
, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ· καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
24 Οὔπω γὰρ ἦν βεβλημένος εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν ὁ Ἰωάννης
WH Ἰωάνης
.
25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews
ℵ2BA ⟨a Jew⟩
 about purifying.
25 Ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου
WH Ἰωάνου
 μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ.
26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
26 Καὶ ἦλθον
WH ἦλθαν
 πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην
WH Ἰωάνην
 καὶ εἶπον
WH εἶπαν
 αὐτῷ, Ῥαββί
WH Ῥαββεί
, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε οὗτος βαπτίζει, καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
27 Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης
WH Ἰωάνης
 καὶ εἶπεν, Οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδέν, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
28 Ye yourselves bear me
ℵ omit
 witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
28 Αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς [+]
WH μοι
 μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον, [+]
WH [ἐγώ]
 Οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ χριστός, ἀλλ’ ὅτι Ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.
29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
29 Ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην, νυμφίος ἐστίν· ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου· αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
30 Ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.
31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of
ℵ ⟨but he that is on⟩
 the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
ℵ ⟨heaven,⟩
31 Ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν. Ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς, ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν, καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ· ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν.
32 And
ℵ ⟨Testifieth⟩
 what
ℵ* ⟨whom⟩
 he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth
ℵ omit
; and no man receiveth his testimony.
32 Καὶ
WH omit
 ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν, τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ· καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.
33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
33 Ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God
ℵB ⟨he⟩
 giveth not the Spirit
B* omit
 by measure unto him.
34 Ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεός, τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖ· οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν ὁ θεὸς
WH omit
 τὸ πνεῦμα.
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
35 Ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and
ℵ omit
 he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
36 Ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον· ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ, οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ’ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπ’ αὐτόν.
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About the Greek Text

The Greek text displayed here follows The New Testament in the Original Greek: Byzantine Textform, edited by Maurice A. Robinson and William G. Pierpont (2nd ed., 2018). This has been collated, however, with the Greek text of Westcott and Hort (first published in 1881), and the variants are recorded in the notes.