Berean Study Bible

New American Standard Bible 1995

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

1Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

2He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

2this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, "Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him."

3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

3Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."

4“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

4Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?"

5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

5Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

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

7Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

7"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

8The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”

8"The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

9Nicodemus said to Him, "How can these things be?"

10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?

10Jesus answered and said to him, "Are you the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?

11Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.

11"Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.

12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?

12"If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

13No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.

13"No one has ascended into heaven, but He who descended from heaven: the Son of Man.

14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,

14"As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;

15that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.

15so that whoever believes will in Him have eternal life.

16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.

16"For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

17For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

17"For God did not send the Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.

18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.

18"He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.

19"This is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.

20Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

20"For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

21But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”

21"But he who practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God."

22After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.

22After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and baptizing.

23Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.

23John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized--

24(For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)

24for John had not yet been thrown into prison.

25Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.

25Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purification.

26So John’s disciples came to him and said, “Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”

26And they came to John and said to him, "Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him."

27John replied, “A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.

27John answered and said, "A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.

28You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.’

28"You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent ahead of Him.'

29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.

29"He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom's voice. So this joy of mine has been made full.

30He must increase; I must decrease.

30"He must increase, but I must decrease.

31The One who comes from above is above all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The One who comes from heaven is above all.

31"He who comes from above is above all, he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

32He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.

32"What He has seen and heard, of that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.

33Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.

33"He who has received His testimony has set his seal to this, that God is true.

34For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.

34"For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the Spirit without measure.

35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.

35"The Father loves the Son and has given all things into His hand.

36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”

36"He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

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