Jesus and Nicodemus
(Genesis 22:1–10; Romans 5:6–11)

1There was nowe a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Iewes. 2This man came to Iesus by night, and sayd vnto him, Rabbi, we knowe ye thou art a teacher come from God: for no ma could do these miracles that thou doest, except God were with him. 3Iesus answered, & said vnto him, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he can not see the kingdome of God.

4Nicodemus sayde vnto him, Howe can a man be borne which is olde? can he enter into his mothers wombe againe, and be borne? 5Iesus answered, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirite, hee can not enter into the kingdome of God. 6That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit. 7Marueile not that I said to thee, Yee must be borne againe. 8The winde bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it commeth, and whither it goeth: so is euery man that is borne of the Spirit.

9Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, Howe can these things be? 10Iesus answered, & saide vnto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11Verely, verely I say vnto thee, wee speake that we know, and testifie that we haue seene: but yee receiue not our witnesse. 12If when I tel you earthly things, ye beleeue not, howe should yee beleeue, if I shall tel you of heauenly things? 13For no man ascendeth vp to heauen, but he that hath descended from heauen, that Sonne of man which is in heauen. 14And as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wildernesse, so must that Sonne of man be lift vp, 15That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, shoulde not perish, but haue eternall life.

16For God so loued the worlde, that hee hath giuen his onely begotten Sonne, that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. 17For God sent not his Sonne into the world, that he should condemne the world, but that the world through him might be saued. 18Hee that beleeueth in him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because he hath not beleeued in the Name of that onely begotten Sonne of God. 19And this is the condemnation, that that light came into the worlde, and men loued darknesse rather then that light, because their deedes were euill. 20For euery man that euill doeth, hateth the light, neither commeth to light, least his deedes should be reprooued. 21But he that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deedes might bee made manifest, that they are wrought according to God.

John’s Testimony about Jesus

22After these things, came Iesus & his disciples into the lande of Iudea, and there taried with them, and baptized. 23And Iohn also baptized in Enon besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. 24For Iohn was not yet cast into prison.

25Then there arose a question betweene Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying. 26And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him. 27Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him fro heauen. 28Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him. 29He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly, because of the bridegromes voyce. This my ioy therefore is fulfilled. 30He must increase, but I must decrease.

31Hee that is come from an hie, is aboue all: he that is of the earth, is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: hee that is come from heauen, is aboue all. 32And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth: but no ma receiueth his testimonie. 33He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath sealed that God is true. 34For hee whome God hath sent, speaketh the woordes of God: for God giueth him not the Spirit by measure. 35The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen all things into his hande. 36Hee that beleeueth in the Sonne, hath euerlasting life, and hee that obeyeth not the Sonne, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.