Nowδὲthere wasἮνa manἄνθρωποςofἐκthe Phariseesτῶν Φαρισαίωνnamedὄνομα αὐτῷNicodemus,Νικόδημοςa rulerἄρχωνof the Jews.τῶν Ἰουδαίων
Heοὗτοςcameἦλθενtoπρὸςhimαὐτὸνby nightνυκτὸςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Rabbi,Ῥαββίwe knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιyou have comeἐλήλυθαςfromἀπὸGodθεοῦas a teacher;διδάσκαλοςforγὰρno oneοὐδεὶςcanδύναταιdoποιεῖνtheseταῦτα τὰsignsσημεῖαthatἃyouσὺdoποιεῖςunlessἐὰν μὴGodὁ θεὸςisᾖwithμετ’him.”αὐτοῦ
JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,σοιunlessἐὰν μήsomeoneτιςis bornγεννηθῇfrom above,ἄνωθενhe cannotοὐ δύναταιseeἰδεῖνthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God.”τοῦ θεοῦ
Nicodemusὁ Νικόδημοςsaysλέγειtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“HowΠῶςcanδύναταιa manἄνθρωποςbe bornγεννηθῆναιwhen he isὤνold?γέρωνCan heμὴ δύναταιenterεἰσελθεῖνa second timeδεύτερονintoεἰςhis mother’sτῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦwombτὴν κοιλίανandκαὶbe born?”γεννηθῆναι
JesusἸησοῦςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,σοιunlessἐὰν μήsomeoneτιςis bornγεννηθῇofἐξwaterὕδατοςandκαὶSpirit,πνεύματοςhe cannotοὐ δύναταιenterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Whatτὸis bornγεγεννημένονofἐκthe fleshτῆς σαρκὸςisἐστινflesh,σάρξandκαὶwhatτὸis bornγεγεννημένονofἐκthe Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςisἐστινspirit.πνεῦμά
Do notμὴbe amazedθαυμάσῃςthatὅτιI saidεἶπόνto you,σοι‘YouὑμᾶςmustΔεῖbe bornγεννηθῆναιfrom above.’ἄνωθεν
The windτὸ πνεῦμαblowsπνεῖwhereὅπουit wants,θέλειandκαὶyou hearἀκούειςits sound,τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦbutἀλλ’you do notοὐκknowοἶδαςwhereπόθενit comes fromἔρχεταιandκαὶwhereποῦit goes.ὑπάγειSoοὕτωςit isἐστὶνwith everyoneπᾶςwhoὁhas been bornγεγεννημένοςofἐκthe Spirit.”τοῦ πνεύματος
NicodemusΝικόδημοςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“HowΠῶςcanδύναταιthese thingsταῦταbe?”γενέσθαι
JesusἸησοῦςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“YouΣὺareεἶthe teacherὁ διδάσκαλοςof Israel,τοῦ Ἰσραὴλandκαὶyou do notοὐknowγινώσκειςthese things?ταῦτα
Truly,ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,σοιwe speakλαλοῦμενof whatὃwe knowοἴδαμενandκαὶtestifyμαρτυροῦμενto whatὃwe have seen,ἑωράκαμενandκαὶyou do notοὐreceiveλαμβάνετεour testimony.τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν
IfεἰI have toldεἶπονyouὑμῖνearthly thingsτὰ ἐπίγειαandκαὶyou do notοὐbelieve,πιστεύετεhowπῶςwill you believeπιστεύσετεifἐὰνI tellεἴπωyouὑμῖνheavenly things?τὰ ἐπουράνια
Andκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςhas gone upἀναβέβηκενintoεἰςheavenτὸν οὐρανὸνexceptεἰ μὴthe one whoὁcame downκαταβάςfromἐκheaven,τοῦ οὐρανοῦthe Sonὁ υἱὸςof Man.τοῦ ἀνθρώπου
AndκαὶasκαθὼςMosesΜωϋσῆςlifted upὕψωσενthe serpentτὸν ὄφινinἐνthe wilderness,τῇ ἐρήμῳsoοὕτωςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνof Manτοῦ ἀνθρώπουmustδεῖbe lifted up,ὑψωθῆναι
so thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁbelievesπιστεύωνinἐνhimαὐτῷmay haveἔχῃeternalαἰώνιονlife.ζωὴν
ForγὰρGodὁ θεὸςlovedἠγάπησενthe worldτὸν κόσμονin this way:Οὕτωςthatὥστεhe gaveἔδωκενhis onlyτὸν μονογενῆSon,τὸν υἱὸνso thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςhimαὐτὸνmay notμὴperishἀπόληταιbutἀλλὰhaveἔχῃeternalαἰώνιονlife.ζωὴν
ForγὰρGodὁ θεὸςdid notοὐsendἀπέστειλενthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνintoεἰςthe worldτὸν κόσμονtoἵναjudgeκρίνῃthe world,τὸν κόσμονbutἀλλ’so thatἵναthe worldὁ κόσμοςmight be savedσωθῇthroughδι’him.αὐτοῦ
Whoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςhimαὐτὸνis notοὐjudged;κρίνεταιbutδὲwhoeverὁdoes notμὴbelieveπιστεύωνhas alreadyἤδηbeen judged,κέκριταιbecauseὅτιhe has notμὴbelievedπεπίστευκενinεἰςthe nameτὸ ὄνομαof the onlyτοῦ μονογενοῦςSonυἱοῦof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
Andδέthisαὕτηisἐστινthe judgment:ἡ κρίσιςthatὅτιthe lightτὸ φῶςhas comeἐλήλυθενintoεἰςthe world,τὸν κόσμονandκαὶpeopleοἱ ἄνθρωποιlovedἠγάπησανthe darknessτὸ σκότοςratherμᾶλλονthanἢthe light,τὸ φῶςforγὰρtheir worksαὐτῶν τὰ ἔργαwereἦνevil.πονηρὰ
Forγὰρeveryoneπᾶςwhoὁdoesπράσσωνwicked thingsφαῦλαhatesμισεῖthe lightτὸ φῶςandκαὶdoes notοὐκcomeἔρχεταιtoπρὸςthe light,τὸ φῶςso thatἵναhis worksτὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦmay notμὴbe exposed.ἐλεγχθῇ
Butδὲwhoeverὁdoesποιῶνthe truthτὴν ἀλήθειανcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςthe light,τὸ φῶςso thatἵναit may be shown plainlyφανερωθῇthatὅτιhis worksαὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργαhave been doneἐστιν εἰργασμέναinἐνGod.”θεῷ
AfterΜετὰthisταῦταJesusὁ Ἰησοῦςandκαὶhis disciplesοἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦwentἦλθενintoεἰςthe landτὴν γῆνof Judea,Ἰουδαίανandκαὶthereἐκεῖhe spent timeδιέτριβενwithμετ’themαὐτῶνandκαὶwas immersing.ἐβάπτιζεν
AndδὲJohnὁ ἸωάννηςtooκαὶwasἦνimmersingβαπτίζωνatἐνAenonΑἰνὼνnearἐγγὺςSalim,τοῦ Σαλείμbecauseὅτιthere wasἦνmuchπολλὰwaterὕδαταthere,ἐκεῖandκαὶpeople kept comingπαρεγίνοντοandκαὶbeing immersed.ἐβαπτίζοντο
ForγὰρJohnὁ Ἰωάννηςhad not yetοὔπωbeen thrownἦν βεβλημένοςintoεἰςprison.τὴν φυλακὴν
Soοὖνa disputeζήτησιςaroseἘγένετοbetweenἐκJohn’s disciplesτῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννουandμετὰa JewἸουδαίουaboutπερὶpurification.καθαρισμοῦ
Andκαὶthey cameἦλθονtoπρὸςJohnτὸν Ἰωάννηνandκαὶsaidεἶπανto him,αὐτῷ“Rabbi,Ῥαββίthe one whoὃςwasἦνwithμετὰyouσοῦacrossπέρανthe Jordan,τοῦ Ἰορδάνουto whomᾧyouσὺhave testified,μεμαρτύρηκαςlook,ἴδεheοὗτοςis immersing,βαπτίζειandκαὶeveryoneπάντεςis goingἔρχονταιtoπρὸςhim.”αὐτόν
JohnἸωάννηςansweredἀπεκρίθηandκαὶsaid,εἶπεν“A personἄνθρωποςcannotΟὐ δύναταιreceiveλαμβάνεινevenοὐδὲone thingἓνunlessἐὰν μὴit has beenᾖgivenδεδομένονhimαὐτῷfromἐκheaven.τοῦ οὐρανοῦ
Youὑμεῖςyourselvesαὐτοὶtestify for meμοι μαρτυρεῖτεthatὅτιI said,εἶπον‘IἐγὼamεἰμὶnotΟὐκthe Messiah,ὁ χριστόςbutἀλλ’I have been sentἈπεσταλμένος εἰμὶahead ofἔμπροσθενhim.’ἐκείνου
The one whoὁhasἔχωνthe brideτὴν νύμφηνisἐστίνthe bridegroom.νυμφίοςThe friendὁ δὲ φίλοςof the bridegroom,τοῦ νυμφίουwhoὁstandsἑστηκὼςandκαὶhearsἀκούωνhim,αὐτοῦrejoices greatlyχαρᾷ χαίρειatδιὰthe bridegroom’s voice.τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίουSoοὖνthisαὕτηjoyἡ χαρὰof mineἡ ἐμὴis complete.πεπλήρωται
Heἐκεῖνονmustδεῖincrease,αὐξάνεινbutδὲIἐμὲmust decrease.”ἐλαττοῦσθαι
The one whoὉcomesἐρχόμενοςfrom aboveἄνωθενisἐστίνaboveἐπάνωall.πάντωνThe one whoὁisὢνofἐκthe earthτῆς γῆςbelongs toἐκ ἐστινthe earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶspeaksλαλεῖofἐκthe earth.τῆς γῆςThe one whoὁcomesἐρχόμενοςfromἐκheavenτοῦ οὐρανοῦisἐστίνaboveἐπάνωall.πάντων
Whatὃhe has seenἑώρακενandκαὶheard,ἤκουσενto thatτοῦτοhe testifies,μαρτυρεῖandκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςreceivesλαμβάνειhis testimony.τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ
Whoeverὁhas receivedλαβὼνhis testimonyαὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίανhas set his sealἐσφράγισενto this, thatὅτιGodὁ θεὸςisἐστινtrue.ἀληθής
Forγὰρthe one whomὃνGodὁ θεὸςhas sentἀπέστειλενspeaksλαλεῖthe wordsτὰ ῥήματαof God,τοῦ θεοῦforγὰρhe givesδίδωσινthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαwithoutοὐmeasure.ἐκ μέτρου
The Fatherὁ πατὴρlovesἀγαπᾷthe Sonτὸν υἱόνandκαὶhas givenδέδωκενall thingsπάνταintoἐνhis hand.τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ
Whoeverὁbelievesπιστεύωνinεἰςthe Sonτὸν υἱὸνhasἔχειeternalαἰώνιονlife;ζωὴνbutδὲwhoeverὁdisobeysἀπειθῶνthe Sonτῷ υἱῷwill notοὐκseeὄψεταιlife,ζωήνbutἀλλ’the wrathἡ ὀργὴof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειonἐπ’him.αὐτόν