'Now2there was1a man3of4the5Pharisees6named89Nicodemus,7a ruler10of the11Jews.12 This man1came2to3Jesus4by night5and6said7to him,8“Rabbi,9we know10that11you14area teacher15come14from12God,13for17no one16can18do22these19signs21that23you24do25unless2627God30is28with31him.”32 Jesus2answered1him,5“Truly,6truly,7I say8to you,9unless1011one12is born13again14he cannot1516see17the18kingdom19of God.”21 Nicodemus5said1to2him,“3How6can7a man8be born9when he is11old?10Can he13enter21a second time20into14his19mother’s18womb16and22be born?”23 Jesus2answered,1“Truly,3truly,4I say5to you,6unless78one9is born10of11water12and13the Spirit,14he cannot1516enter17the19kingdom20of God.22 That1which is born2of3the4flesh5is7flesh,6and8that9which is born10of11the12Spirit13is15spirit.14 Donot1marvel2that3I said4to you,5‘You7must6be born8again.’9 The1wind2blows5where3it wishes,4and6you hear10its9sound,8but11you do13not12know13where14it comes from15or16where17it goes.18So19it is20witheveryone2122who is born23of24the25Spirit.”26 Nicodemus2said4to him,5“How6can7these things8be?”9 Jesus2answered1him,5“Are7you6the8teacher9of Israel1011and yet12you do15not14understand15these things?13 Truly,1truly,2I say3to you,4we speak8of what6we know,7and9bear witness12to what10we have seen,11but13you18donot17receive18our16testimony.15 If1I have told4you5earthly3things2and6you do8not7believe,8how9can you believe15if10I tell11you12heavenly14things?13 No one2has ascended3into4heaven6except78he9who descended13from10heaven,12the14Son15of Man.17 And1as2Moses3lifted up4the5serpent6in7the8wilderness,9so10must12the13Son14of Man16be lifted up,11 that1whoever23believes4in5him6may have7eternal9life.8 For2God5so1loved3the6world,7that8he gave13hisonly12Son,10that14whoever1516believes17in18him19should21not20perish21but22have23eternal25life.24 For2God5did3not1send3his21Son7into8the9world10to condemn1112the13world,14but15in order that16the18world19might be saved17through20him.21 Whoever1believes2in3him4is6not5condemned,6but8whoever10doesnot9believe10is condemned12already,11because13he has15not14believed15in16the17name18of the19only20Son21of God.23 And2this1is3the4judgment:5the7light8has come9into10the11world,12and13people16loved14the18darkness19rather17than20the21light22because24their25works28were23evil.26 For2everyone13who does5wicked4thingshates6the7light8and9doesnot10come11to12the13light,14lest1516his20works19should be exposed.17 But2whoever1does3what is true45comes6to7the8light,9so that10it may be clearly seen11that15his12works14have been carried out19in16God.”17 After1this2Jesus5and6his9disciples8went3into10the11Judean12countryside,13and14he remained16there15with17them18and19was baptizing.20 John5also3was1baptizing6at7Aenon8near9Salim,11because12water13was15plentiful14there,16and17people were coming18and19being baptized20 (for2John9had3not yet1been3put4in5prison).7 Now2a discussion3arose1between8someof4John’s7disciples6and8a Jew9over10purification.11 And1they came2to3John5and6said7to him,“8Rabbi,9he who10was11with12you13across14the15Jordan,16to whom17you18bore witness19— look,20he21is baptizing,22and23all24are going25to26him.”27 John2answered,“1A person7cannot56receive8even9one thing10unless1112it is13given14him15from16heaven.18 You2yourselves1bear4me3witness,4that5I said,6‘I10am9not8the11Christ,12but13I have been16sent15before17him.’18 The one1who has2the3bride4is6the bridegroom.5The7friend9of the10bridegroom,11who stands13and14hears15him,16rejoices greatly1718at19the20bridegroom’s23voice.21Therefore25this24joy27of mine29is now complete.30 He1must2increase,3but5I4mustdecrease.”6 He1who comes3from above2is6above4all.5He7who is8of9the10earth11[belongs]15to12the13earth14and16speaks20in an earthly way.171819He21who comes25from22heaven24is28above26all.27 He bears witness6to what1he has seen2and3heard,4yet7no one11receives12his10testimony.9 Whoever receives2his3testimony5sets [his] seal6to this,that7God9is11true.10 For2he whom1God5has sent3utters10the6words7of God,9for12he gives15the16Spirit17without1113measure.14 The1Father2loves3the4Son5and6has given8all things7into9his12hand.11 Whoever believes2in3the4Son5has6eternal8life;7whoever does not obey11the12Son13shall15not14see15life,16but17the18wrath19of God21remains22on23him.24