John - douay rheims

Chapter 3

¹ AND 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 thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.
³ Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
⁴ Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again?
⁵ Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot 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 Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.
⁸ The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
⁹ Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?
¹⁰ Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?
¹¹ Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.
¹² If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
¹³ And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
¹⁵ That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.
¹⁶ For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.
¹⁸ He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
¹⁹ And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.
²⁰ For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
²¹ But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.
²² After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.
²³ And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.
²⁴ For John was not yet cast into prison.
²⁵ And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews concerning purification:
²⁶ And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
²⁷ John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.
²⁸ You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.
²⁹ He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹ He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.
³² And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony.
³³ He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.
³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.
³⁵ The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.
³⁶ He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John - webster

Chapter 3

¹ There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
² The same came to Jesus by night, and said to 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 Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
⁴ Nicodemus saith to 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?
⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say to thee, Except a man be born of water, and of the Spirit, he cannot 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 Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
⁸ The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
⁹ Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things?
¹¹ Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony.
¹² If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
¹³ And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even 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 whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him may be saved.
¹⁸ 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.
¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.
²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
²¹ But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
²² After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
²³ And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
²⁴ For John was not yet cast into prison.
²⁵ Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying.
²⁶ And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou didst bear testimony, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
²⁹ He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.
³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹ 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.
³² And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.
³³ He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.
³⁴ For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure.
³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
³⁶ 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.

John - world english bible

Chapter 3

¹ there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
² same came to him 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 answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."
⁴ said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?"
⁵ answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
⁶ which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
⁷ marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
⁸ wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
⁹ answered him, "How can these things be?"
¹⁰ answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and don't understand these things?
¹¹ certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don't receive our witness.
¹² I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
¹³ one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
¹⁴ Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
¹⁵ whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
¹⁶ God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
¹⁷ God didn't send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
¹⁸ who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn't believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
¹⁹ is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
²⁰ everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn't come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
²¹ he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God."
²² these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.
²³ also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized.
²⁴ John was not yet thrown into prison.
²⁵ arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with some Jews about purification.
²⁶ came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."
²⁷ answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.
²⁸ yourselves testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but, 'I have been sent before him.'
²⁹ 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. This, my joy, therefore is made full.
³⁰ must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹ who comes from above is above all. He who is from the Earth belongs to the Earth, and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
³² he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
³³ who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
³⁴ he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
³⁵ Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
³⁶ who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won't see life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

John - darby

Chapter 3

¹ But there was a man from among the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;
² he came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.
³ Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born anew he cannot see the kingdom of God.
⁴ Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?
⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot 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 wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that *ye* should be born anew.
⁸ The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.
⁹ Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, Thou art the teacher of Israel and knowest not these things!
¹¹ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and we bear witness of that which we have seen, and ye receive not our witness.
¹² If I have said the earthly things to you, and ye believe not, how, if I say the heavenly things to you, will ye believe?
¹³ And no one has gone up into heaven, save he who came down out of heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, thus must the Son of man be lifted up,
¹⁵ that every one who believes on him may [not perish, but] have life eternal.
¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes on him may not perish, but have life eternal.
¹⁷ For God has not sent his Son into the world that he may judge the world, but that the world may be saved through him.
¹⁸ He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
¹⁹ And this is the judgment, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light; for their works were evil.
²⁰ For every one that does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light that his works may not be shewn as they are;
²¹ but he that practises the truth comes to the light, that his works may be manifested that they have been wrought in God.
²² After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he abode with them and baptised.
²³ And John also was baptising in Aenon, near Salim, because there was a great deal of water there; and they came to [him] and were baptised:
²⁴ for John was not yet cast into prison.
²⁵ There was therefore a reasoning of the disciples of John with a Jew about purification.
²⁶ And they came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, he baptises, and all come to him.
²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it be given him out of heaven.
²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
²⁹ He that has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices in heart because of the voice of the bridegroom: this my joy then is fulfilled.
³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹ He who comes from above is above all. He who has his origin in the earth is of the earth, and speaks [as] of the earth. He who comes out of heaven is above all,
³² [and] what he has seen and has heard, this he testifies; and no one receives his testimony.
³³ He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true;
³⁴ for he whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives not the Spirit by measure.
³⁵ The Father loves the Son, and has given all things [to be] in his hand.
³⁶ He that believes on the Son has life eternal, and he that is not subject to the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides upon him.

John - american standard version

Chapter 3

¹ Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
² the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
³ Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
⁴ Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot 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 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
⁸ The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
⁹ Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
¹⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?
¹¹ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
¹² If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?
¹³ And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, [even] 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 whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.
¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.
¹⁷ For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
¹⁸ He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
¹⁹ And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.
²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.
²¹ But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, that they have been wrought in God.
²² After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
²³ And John also was baptizing in Enon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
²⁴ For John was not yet cast into prison.
²⁵ There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John's disciples with a Jew about purifying.
²⁶ And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.
²⁷ John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.
²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.
²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, that standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is made full.
³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.
³¹ He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is of the earth, and of the earth he speaketh: he that cometh from heaven is above all.
³² What he hath seen and heard, of that he beareth witness; and no man receiveth his witness.
³³ He that hath received his witness hath set his seal to [this], that God is true.
³⁴ For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for he giveth not the Spirit by measure.
³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
³⁶ He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

John - basic english

Chapter 3

¹ Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
² He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him.
³ Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
⁴ Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again?
⁵ Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.
⁶ That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
⁷ Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
⁸ The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
⁹ And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
¹⁰ And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
¹¹ Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true.
¹² If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
¹³ And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
¹⁴ As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up:
¹⁵ So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
¹⁶ For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life.
¹⁷ God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him.
¹⁸ The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God.
¹⁹ And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil.
²⁰ The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen.
²¹ But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.
²² After these things Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was with them for some time, giving baptism.
²³ Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
²⁴ For at this time John had not been put into prison.
²⁵ Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
²⁶ And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the man to whom you gave witness, is now giving baptism, and everyone is going to him.
²⁷ And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
²⁸ You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the Christ.
²⁹ He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose ears are open to him, is full of joy because of the husband's voice: such is my joy, and it is complete.
³⁰ He has to become greater while I become less.
³¹ He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.
³² He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness as true.
³³ He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God is true.
³⁴ For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
³⁵ The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
³⁶ He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life; God's wrath is resting on him.