| 3:1 |
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There was a man of the Pharisees, named
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: |
| 3:2 |
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The same came to Jesus by night, and
said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher
come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him. |
| 3:3 |
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Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born
again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. |
| 3:4 |
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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? |
| 3:5 |
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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. |
| 3:6 |
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That which is born of the flesh is
flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
| 3:7 |
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Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye
must be born again. |
| 3:8 |
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The wind bloweth where it listeth, and
thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell
whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one
that is born of the Spirit. |
| 3:9 |
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Nicodemus answered and said unto him,
How can these things be? |
| 3:10 |
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Jesus answered and said unto him, Art
thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? |
| 3:11 |
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Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We
speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen;
and ye receive not our witness. |
| 3:12 |
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If I have told you earthly things, and
ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of
heavenly things? |
| 3:13 |
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And no man hath ascended up to heaven,
but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man
which is in heaven. |
| 3:14 |
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And as Moses lifted up the serpent in
the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted
up: |
| 3:15 |
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That whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life. |
| 3:16 |
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For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in
him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| 3:17 |
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For God sent not his Son into the world
to condemn the world; but that the world through him
might be saved. |
| 3:18 |
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He that believeth on him is not
condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the
only begotten Son of God. |
| 3:19 |
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And this is the condemnation, that
light is come into the world, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil. |
| 3:20 |
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For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds
should be reproved. |
| 3:21 |
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But he that doeth truth cometh to the
light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they
are wrought in God. |
| 3:22 |
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After these things came Jesus and his
disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried
with them, and baptized. |
| 3:23 |
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And John also was baptizing in Aenon
near to Salim, because there was much water there: and
they came, and were baptized. |
| 3:24 |
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For John was not yet cast into prison. |
| 3:25 |
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Then there arose a question between
some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. |
| 3:26 |
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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. |
| 3:27 |
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John answered and said, A man can
receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. |
| 3:28 |
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Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I
said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before
him. |
| 3:29 |
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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. |
| 3:30 |
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He must increase, but I must decrease. |
| 3:31 |
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He that cometh from above is above all:
he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the
earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. |
| 3:32 |
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And what he hath seen and heard, that
he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. |
| 3:33 |
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He that hath received his testimony
hath set to his seal that God is true. |
| 3:34 |
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For he whom God hath sent speaketh the
words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure
unto him. |
| 3:35 |
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The Father loveth the Son, and hath
given all things into his hand. |
| 3:36 |
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He that believeth on the Son hath
everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son
shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. |
