1 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.2 This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.4 Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? He is not able to enter a second time into his mothers womb and be born?5 Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, Unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.7 Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born from above.8 The Spirit breathes where He wishes, and you hear His voice, but do not know where He comes from and where He goes. So is everyone who is born from the Spirit.9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, How can these things be?10 Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?11 Truly, truly, I say to you, We speak what We know and bear witness to what We have seen, and you do not receive Our testimony.12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you Heavenly things?13 No one has ascended to Heaven but He who came down from Heaven, that is, the Son of Man who is in Heaven.14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,15 that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life.16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that everyone believing into Him should not perish but have eternal life.17 For God did not send His Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.18 The one believing into Him is not judged; but the one not believing is judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.19 And this is the judgment, that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the Light, for their deeds were evil.20 For everyone practicing evil hates the Light and does not come to the Light, lest his deeds should be reproved.21 But the one doing the truth comes to the Light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been worked in God.22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them and immersed.23 And John also was immersing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there. And they came and were immersed.24 For John had not yet been thrown into prison.25 Then there arose a dispute between some of Johns disciples and the Jews about purification.26 And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness; behold, He is immersing, and everyone is coming to Him.27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from Heaven.28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, I have been sent to go before Him.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 bridegrooms voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled.30 He must increase, but I must decrease.31 He who comes from above is above all; he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from Heaven is above all.32 And what He has seen and heard, this He testifies; and no one receives His testimony.33 He who has received His testimony has set his seal that God is true.34 For He whom God has sent speaks the Words of God, for God does not give the Spirit by measure.35 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.36 The one believing into the Son has eternal life; but the one disobeying the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.
1 And there was a man of the Farisees, Nychodeme bi name, a prince of the Jewis.2 And he cam to Jhesu bi niyt, and seide to hym, Rabi, we witen, that thou art comun fro God maister; for no man may do these signes, that thou doist, but God be with hym.3 Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen, he may not se the kyngdom of God.4 Nychodeme seide to hym, Hou may a man be borun, whanne he is eeld? whether he may entre ayen in to his modris wombe, and be borun ayen?5 Jhesus answeride, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen of watir, and of the Hooli Goost, he may not entre in to the kyngdom of God.6 `That that is borun of the fleisch, is fleisch; and `that that is borun of spirit, is spirit.7 Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee, It bihoueth you to be borun ayen.8 The spirit brethith where he wole, and thou herist his vois, but thou wost not, fro whennus he cometh, ne whidir he goith; so is ech man that is borun of the spirit.9 Nychodeme answeride, and seide to hym, Hou moun these thingis be don?10 Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art a maister in Israel, and knowist not these thingis?11 Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, for we speken that that we witen, and we witnessen that that we han seyn, and ye taken not oure witnessyng.12 If Y haue seid to you ertheli thingis, and ye bileuen not, hou if Y seie to you heueneli thingis, schulen ye bileue?13 And no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene.14 And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid,15 that ech man that bileueth in hym, perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf.16 For God louede so the world, that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf.17 For God sente not his sone in to the world, that he iuge the world, but that the world be saued bi him.18 He that bileueth in hym, is not demed; but he that bileueth not, is now demed, for he bileueth not in the name of the `oon bigetun sone of God.19 And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele.20 For ech man that doith yuele, hatith the liyt; and he cometh not to the liyt, that hise werkis be not repreued.21 But he that doith treuthe, cometh to the liyt, that hise werkis be schewid, that thei ben don in God.22 Aftir these thingis Jhesus cam, and hise disciplis, in to the loond of Judee, and there he dwellide with hem, and baptiside.23 And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon, bisidis Salym, for many watris weren there; and thei camen, and weren baptisid.24 And Joon was not yit sent in to prisoun.25 Therfor a questioun was maad of Jonys disciplis with the Jewis, of the purificacioun.26 And thei camen to Joon, and seiden `to hym, Maister, he that was with thee biyonde Jordan, to whom thou hast borun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith, and alle men comen to hym.27 Joon answerde, and seide, A man may not take ony thing, but it be youun to hym fro heuene.28 Ye you silf beren witnessyng to me, that Y seide, Y am not Crist, but that Y am sent bifore hym.29 He that hath a wijf, is the hosebonde; but the freend of the spouse that stondith, and herith hym, ioieth with ioye, for the vois of the spouse. Therfor in this thing my ioye is fulfillid.30 It bihoueth hym to wexe, but me to be maad lesse.31 He that cam from aboue, is aboue alle; he that is of the erthe, spekith of the erthe; he that cometh from heuene, is aboue alle.32 And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing.33 But he that takith his witnessyng, hath confermyd that God is sothefast.34 But he whom God hath sent, spekith the wordis of God; for not to mesure God yyueth the spirit.35 The fadir loueth the sone, and he hath youun alle thingis in his hoond.36 He that bileueth in the sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; but he that is vnbileueful to the sone, schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but the wraththe of God dwellith on hym.