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World English Bible

John 3 (WEBP)

[1] Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
[2] He 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 him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
[4] Nicodemus 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] Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
[6] That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
[7] Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must all be born anew.’
[8] The 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] Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
[10] Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
[11] Most 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] If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
[13] No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.
[14] As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
[15] that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[16] For God so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
[17] For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
[18] He 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 only born Son of God.
[19] This 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] For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
[21] But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.”
[22] After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and baptized.
[23] John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were baptized;
[24] for John was not yet thrown into prison.
[25] Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification.
[26] They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.”
[27] John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
[28] You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent 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 bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
[30] He must increase, but I must decrease.
[31] “He 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] What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
[33] He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true.
[34] For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure.
[35] The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
[36] One 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 3:3 The word translated “anew” here and in (ἄνωθεν) also means “again” and “from above”.
John 3:8 The same Greek word (πνεῦμα) means wind, breath, and spirit.
John 3:16 The phrase “only born” is from the Greek word “μονογενη”, which is sometimes translated “only begotten” or “one and only”.
John 3:36 The same word can be translated “disobeys” or “disbelieves” in this context.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

John 3 (KJVS)

[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 () 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] 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.
[4] 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? ()
[5] 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.
[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 () again.
[8] 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.
[9] Nicodemus answered () and said () unto him, How can () these things be? ()
[10] Jesus answered () and said () unto him, Art () thou a master of Israel, and knowest () not these things?
[11] Verily, verily, I say () unto thee, We speak () that we do know, () and testify () that we have seen; () and ye receive () not our witness.
[12] If I have told () you earthly things, and ye believe () not, how shall ye believe, () if I tell () you of heavenly things?
[13] And no man hath ascended up () to heaven, but he that came down () from heaven, even the Son of man which 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 () in him should not perish, () but have () eternal life.
[16] 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.
[17] For God sent () not his Son into the world to condemn () the world; but that the world through him might 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 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 Judæa; and there he tarried () with them, and baptized. ()
[23] And John also was () baptizing () in Ænon 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 () 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.
[27] John answered () and said, () A man can () receive () nothing, except it be () 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, which 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 God giveth () not the Spirit by measure unto him.
[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 3:3 Or, from above
John 3:7 Or, from above
John 3:20 Or, discovered
John 3:27 Or, take unto himself

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

John 3 (BYZ)

[1] Ἦν () δὲ () ἄνθρωπος () ἐκ () τῶν () Φαρισαίων, () Νικόδημος () ὄνομα () αὐτῷ, () ἄρχων () τῶν () Ἰουδαίων· ()
[2] οὗτος () ἦλθεν () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () νυκτός, () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Ῥαββί, () οἴδαμεν () ὅτι () ἀπὸ () θεοῦ () ἐλήλυθας () διδάσκαλος· () οὐδεὶς () γὰρ () ταῦτα () τὰ () σημεῖα () δύναται () ποιεῖν () ἃ () σὺ () ποιεῖς, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ᾖ () ὁ () θεὸς () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Ἀπεκρίθη () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Ἀμὴν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () σοι, () ἐὰν () μή () τις () γεννηθῇ () ἄνωθεν, () οὐ () δύναται () ἰδεῖν () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[4] Λέγει () πρὸς () αὐτὸν () ὁ () Νικόδημος, () Πῶς () δύναται () ἄνθρωπος () γεννηθῆναι () γέρων () ὤν; () Μὴ () δύναται () εἰς () τὴν () κοιλίαν () τῆς () μητρὸς () αὐτοῦ () δεύτερον () εἰσελθεῖν () καὶ () γεννηθῆναι; ()
[5] Ἀπεκρίθη () Ἰησοῦς, () Ἀμὴν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () σοι, () ἐὰν () μή () τις () γεννηθῇ () ἐξ () ὕδατος () καὶ () πνεύματος, () οὐ () δύναται () εἰσελθεῖν () εἰς () τὴν () βασιλείαν () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[6] Τὸ () γεγεννημένον () ἐκ () τῆς () σαρκὸς () σάρξ () ἐστιν· () καὶ () τὸ () γεγεννημένον () ἐκ () τοῦ () πνεύματος () πνεῦμά () ἐστιν. ()
[7] Μὴ () θαυμάσῃς () ὅτι () εἶπόν () σοι, () Δεῖ () ὑμᾶς () γεννηθῆναι () ἄνωθεν. ()
[8] Τὸ () πνεῦμα () ὅπου () θέλει () πνεῖ, () καὶ () τὴν () φωνὴν () αὐτοῦ () ἀκούεις, () ἀλλ’ () οὐκ () οἶδας () πόθεν () ἔρχεται () καὶ () ποῦ () ὑπάγει· () οὕτως () ἐστὶν () πᾶς () ὁ () γεγεννημένος () ἐκ () τοῦ () πνεύματος. ()
[9] Ἀπεκρίθη () Νικόδημος () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Πῶς () δύναται () ταῦτα () γενέσθαι; ()
[10] Ἀπεκρίθη () Ἰησοῦς () καὶ () εἶπεν () αὐτῷ, () Σὺ () εἶ () ὁ () διδάσκαλος () τοῦ () Ἰσραήλ, () καὶ () ταῦτα () οὐ () γινώσκεις; ()
[11] Ἀμὴν () ἀμὴν () λέγω () σοι () ὅτι () ὃ () οἴδαμεν () λαλοῦμεν, () καὶ () ὃ () ἑωράκαμεν () μαρτυροῦμεν· () καὶ () τὴν () μαρτυρίαν () ἡμῶν () οὐ () λαμβάνετε. ()
[12] Εἰ () τὰ () ἐπίγεια () εἶπον () ὑμῖν () καὶ () οὐ () πιστεύετε, () πῶς, () ἐὰν () εἴπω () ὑμῖν () τὰ () ἐπουράνια, () πιστεύσετε; ()
[13] Καὶ () οὐδεὶς () ἀναβέβηκεν () εἰς () τὸν () οὐρανόν, () εἰ () μὴ () ὁ () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () καταβάς, () ὁ () υἱὸς () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου () ὁ () ὢν () ἐν () τῷ () οὐρανῷ. ()
[14] Καὶ () καθὼς () Μωσῆς () ὕψωσεν () τὸν () ὄφιν () ἐν () τῇ () ἐρήμῳ, () οὕτως () ὑψωθῆναι () δεῖ () τὸν () υἱὸν () τοῦ () ἀνθρώπου· ()
[15] ἵνα () πᾶς () ὁ () πιστεύων () εἰς () αὐτὸν () μὴ () ἀπόληται, () ἀλλ’ () ἔχῃ () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον. ()
[16] Οὕτως () γὰρ () ἠγάπησεν () ὁ () θεὸς () τὸν () κόσμον, () ὥστε () τὸν () υἱὸν () αὐτοῦ () τὸν () μονογενῆ () ἔδωκεν, () ἵνα () πᾶς () ὁ () πιστεύων () εἰς () αὐτὸν () μὴ () ἀπόληται, () ἀλλ’ () ἔχῃ () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον. ()
[17] Οὐ () γὰρ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () θεὸς () τὸν () υἱὸν () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον () ἵνα () κρίνῃ () τὸν () κόσμον, () ἀλλ’ () ἵνα () σωθῇ () ὁ () κόσμος () δι’ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[18] Ὁ () πιστεύων () εἰς () αὐτὸν () οὐ () κρίνεται· () ὁ () δὲ () μὴ () πιστεύων () ἤδη () κέκριται, () ὅτι () μὴ () πεπίστευκεν () εἰς () τὸ () ὄνομα () τοῦ () μονογενοῦς () υἱοῦ () τοῦ () θεοῦ. ()
[19] Αὕτη () δέ () ἐστιν () ἡ () κρίσις, () ὅτι () τὸ () φῶς () ἐλήλυθεν () εἰς () τὸν () κόσμον, () καὶ () ἠγάπησαν () οἱ () ἄνθρωποι () μᾶλλον () τὸ () σκότος () ἢ () τὸ () φῶς· () ἦν () γὰρ () πονηρὰ () αὐτῶν () τὰ () ἔργα. ()
[20] Πᾶς () γὰρ () ὁ () φαῦλα () πράσσων () μισεῖ () τὸ () φῶς, () καὶ () οὐκ () ἔρχεται () πρὸς () τὸ () φῶς, () ἵνα () μὴ () ἐλεγχθῇ () τὰ () ἔργα () αὐτοῦ. ()
[21] Ὁ () δὲ () ποιῶν () τὴν () ἀλήθειαν () ἔρχεται () πρὸς () τὸ () φῶς, () ἵνα () φανερωθῇ () αὐτοῦ () τὰ () ἔργα, () ὅτι () ἐν () θεῷ () ἐστιν () εἰργασμένα. ()
[22] Μετὰ () ταῦτα () ἦλθεν () ὁ () Ἰησοῦς () καὶ () οἱ () μαθηταὶ () αὐτοῦ () εἰς () τὴν () Ἰουδαίαν () γῆν· () καὶ () ἐκεῖ () διέτριβεν () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () καὶ () ἐβάπτιζεν. ()
[23] Ἦν () δὲ () καὶ () Ἰωάννης () βαπτίζων () ἐν () Αἰνὼν () ἐγγὺς () τοῦ () Σαλήμ, () ὅτι () ὕδατα () πολλὰ () ἦν () ἐκεῖ· () καὶ () παρεγίνοντο () καὶ () ἐβαπτίζοντο. ()
[24] Οὔπω () γὰρ () ἦν () βεβλημένος () εἰς () τὴν () φυλακὴν () ὁ () Ἰωάννης. ()
[25] Ἐγένετο () οὖν () ζήτησις () ἐκ () τῶν () μαθητῶν () Ἰωάννου () μετὰ () Ἰουδαίου () περὶ () καθαρισμοῦ. ()
[26] Καὶ () ἦλθον () πρὸς () τὸν () Ἰωάννην () καὶ () εἶπον () αὐτῷ, () Ῥαββί, () ὃς () ἦν () μετὰ () σοῦ () πέραν () τοῦ () Ἰορδάνου, () ᾧ () σὺ () μεμαρτύρηκας, () ἴδε () οὗτος () βαπτίζει, () καὶ () πάντες () ἔρχονται () πρὸς () αὐτόν. ()
[27] Ἀπεκρίθη () Ἰωάννης () καὶ () εἶπεν, () Οὐ () δύναται () ἄνθρωπος () λαμβάνειν () οὐδέν, () ἐὰν () μὴ () ᾖ () δεδομένον () αὐτῷ () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ. ()
[28] Αὐτοὶ () ὑμεῖς () μαρτυρεῖτε () ὅτι () εἶπον, () Οὐκ () εἰμὶ () ἐγὼ () ὁ () χριστός, () ἀλλ’ () ὅτι () Ἀπεσταλμένος () εἰμὶ () ἔμπροσθεν () ἐκείνου. ()
[29] Ὁ () ἔχων () τὴν () νύμφην, () νυμφίος () ἐστίν· () ὁ () δὲ () φίλος () τοῦ () νυμφίου, () ὁ () ἑστηκὼς () καὶ () ἀκούων () αὐτοῦ, () χαρᾷ () χαίρει () διὰ () τὴν () φωνὴν () τοῦ () νυμφίου· () αὕτη () οὖν () ἡ () χαρὰ () ἡ () ἐμὴ () πεπλήρωται. ()
[30] Ἐκεῖνον () δεῖ () αὐξάνειν, () ἐμὲ () δὲ () ἐλαττοῦσθαι. ()
[31] Ὁ () ἄνωθεν () ἐρχόμενος () ἐπάνω () πάντων () ἐστίν. () Ὁ () ὢν () ἐκ () τῆς () γῆς, () ἐκ () τῆς () γῆς () ἐστιν, () καὶ () ἐκ () τῆς () γῆς () λαλεῖ· () ὁ () ἐκ () τοῦ () οὐρανοῦ () ἐρχόμενος () ἐπάνω () πάντων () ἐστίν. ()
[32] Καὶ () ὃ () ἑώρακεν () καὶ () ἤκουσεν, () τοῦτο () μαρτυρεῖ· () καὶ () τὴν () μαρτυρίαν () αὐτοῦ () οὐδεὶς () λαμβάνει. ()
[33] Ὁ () λαβὼν () αὐτοῦ () τὴν () μαρτυρίαν () ἐσφράγισεν () ὅτι () ὁ () θεὸς () ἀληθής () ἐστιν. ()
[34] Ὃν () γὰρ () ἀπέστειλεν () ὁ () θεός, () τὰ () ῥήματα () τοῦ () θεοῦ () λαλεῖ· () οὐ () γὰρ () ἐκ () μέτρου () δίδωσιν () ὁ () θεὸς () τὸ () πνεῦμα. ()
[35] Ὁ () πατὴρ () ἀγαπᾷ () τὸν () υἱόν, () καὶ () πάντα () δέδωκεν () ἐν () τῇ () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[36] Ὁ () πιστεύων () εἰς () τὸν () υἱὸν () ἔχει () ζωὴν () αἰώνιον· () ὁ () δὲ () ἀπειθῶν () τῷ () υἱῷ, () οὐκ () ὄψεται () ζωήν, () ἀλλ’ () ἡ () ὀργὴ () τοῦ () θεοῦ () μένει () ἐπ’ () αὐτόν. ()

John 3:2a αὐτὸν ¦ PCK RPmg TR τὸν Ἰησοῦν
John 3:2b Ῥαββί ¦ TH WH Ῥαββεί
John 3:2c ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα δύναται ¦ CT δύναται ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα
John 3:3 ὁ ¦ CT PCK PT om.
John 3:4 ὁ ¦ [NA WH] ¦ PCK TH om.
John 3:5 Ἰησοῦς ¦ TR ὁ Ἰησοῦς ¦ WH [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς
John 3:10 Ἰησοῦς ¦ TR ὁ Ἰησοῦς
John 3:13 ὁ ὢν ἐν τῷ οὐρανῷ ¦ CT om.
John 3:14 Μωσῆς ¦ CT PT Μωϋσῆς
John 3:15 εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ ¦ TH εἰς αὐτὸν ¦ NA SBL WH ἐν αὐτῷ
John 3:16a αὐτοῦ ¦ CT om.
John 3:16b ἀλλ ¦ SBL WH ἀλλὰ
John 3:17 αὐτοῦ ¦ CT om.
John 3:18 δὲ ¦ WH om.
John 3:19 πονηρὰ αὐτῶν ¦ CT αὐτῶν πονηρὰ
John 3:23a Ἰωάννης ¦ NA SBL ὁ Ἰωάννης ¦ WH [ὁ] Ἰωάνης
John 3:23b Σαλήμ ¦ CT PT RPmg TR Σαλείμ
John 3:23c παρεγίνοντο ¦ TH παρεγείνοντο
John 3:24 ὁ Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
John 3:25a Ἰωάννου ¦ WH Ἰωάνου
John 3:25b Ἰουδαίου ¦ TR Ἰουδαίων
John 3:26a ἦλθον ¦ WH ἦλθαν
John 3:26b Ἰωάννην ¦ WH Ἰωάνην
John 3:26c εἶπον ¦ CT εἶπαν
John 3:26d Ῥαββί ¦ TH WH Ῥαββεί
John 3:27a Ἰωάννης ¦ WH Ἰωάνης
John 3:27b οὐδέν ¦ NA SBL οὐδὲ ἕν
John 3:28a μαρτυρεῖτε ¦ CT PCK PT TR μοι μαρτυρεῖτε
John 3:28b εἶπον ¦ NA εἶπον [ὅτι] ¦ WH εἶπον [ἐγώ]
John 3:31 ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν ¦ [NA]
John 3:32 Καὶ ¦ CT om.
John 3:34 ὁ θεὸς ¦ CT om.
John 3:36a ζωήν ¦ HF PCK RPmg τὴν ζωήν
John 3:36b μένει ¦ PCK μενεῖ

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.