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.
2 this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “(C)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these (a)(D)signs that You do unless (E)God is with him.”
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.
2 This man came to Him at night and said, “Rabbi,(D) we know that You have come from God(E) as a teacher,(F) for no one could perform these signs You do unless God were with him.”(G)
2 He came to Jesus at night and told him, "Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher, because no one can perform these signs that you are doing unless God is 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.
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one (F)is born (b)again he cannot see (G)the kingdom of God.”
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.
3 Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,(a)(H) he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(I)
3 Jesus replied to him, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born from above he cannot 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?
4 Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?”
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?
4 “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”
4 Nicodemus asked him, "How can a person be born when he is old? He can't go back into his mother's womb a second time and be born, can he?"
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.
5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of (H)water and the Spirit he cannot enter into (I)the kingdom of God.
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.
5 Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born(J) of water and the Spirit,(b)(K) he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
5 Jesus answered, "Truly, I tell you emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
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.
8 (K)The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
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.
8 The wind(d) blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going.(O) So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”(P)
8 The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
10 And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things?
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you (L)the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things?
10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
10 Jesus answered him, "You're the teacher of Israel, and you can't understand this?
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.
11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (M)we speak of what we know and (N)testify of what we have seen, and (O)you do not accept our testimony.
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.
11 “I assure you:(Q) We speak what We know and We testify to what We have seen, but you(f) do not accept Our testimony.(g)
11 Truly, I tell you emphatically, we know what we're talking about, and we testify about what we've seen. Yet you people do not accept our testimony.
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?
12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
12 If I have told you about things that happen on earth and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about things of heaven?
12 If I have told you people about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
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.
13 No one has ascended(R) into heaven(S) except the One who descended from heaven(T)—the Son of Man.(h)(U)
13 "No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of Man who is in heaven.
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:
14 As (S)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must (T)the Son of Man (U)be lifted up;
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:
14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
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.
16 “For God so (W)loved the world, that He (X)gave His (e)(Y)only begotten Son, that whoever (Z)believes in Him shall 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.
16 “For God loved(Y) the world in this way:(j) He gave His One and Only(Z) Son,(AA) so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.(AB)
16 "For this is how God loved the world: He gave his unique Son so that everyone who believes in him would not be lost 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.
17 For God (AA)did not send the Son into the world (AB)to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
17 For God did not send His Son into the world that He might condemn(AC) the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.
17 Because God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world would be saved 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.
18 (AC)He who believes in Him is not judged; he who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of (AD)the (f)only begotten Son of God.
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.
18 Anyone who believes in Him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned,(AD) because he has not believed in the name(AE) of the One and Only Son(AF) of God.
18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's unique Son.
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.
19 This is the judgment, that (AE)the Light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the Light, for (AF)their deeds were evil.
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.
19 “This, then, is the judgment: The light(AG) has come into the world,(AH) and people loved darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
19 And this is the basis for judgment: The light has come into the world, but people loved the darkness more than the light because their actions were 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.
20 (AG)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
20 For everyone who practices wicked things hates(AI) the light and avoids it,(k) so that his deeds(AJ) may not be exposed.
20 Everyone who practices wickedness hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his actions may not be exposed.
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.
21 But he who (AH)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds may be manifested as having been wrought in God.”
21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
21 But anyone who lives by(l) the truth comes to the light, so that his works(AK) may be shown to be accomplished by God.”(m)
21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may become evident that his actions have God's approval."
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.
22 After these things Jesus and His (AI)disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He was spending time with them and (AJ)baptizing.
22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went to the Judean countryside, where He spent time with them and baptized.
22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside. He spent some time there with them and began baptizing.
23 Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people came and were given baptism.
23 John also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people were coming and were being baptized—
23 And John also was baptizing in AEnon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.
23 John(AL) also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized,
23 John was also baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People kept coming and were being baptized,
25 Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
25 Therefore there arose a discussion on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about (AL)purification.
25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.
25 Then a controversy about ritual purification sprang up between a certain Jew and John's disciples,
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.
26 And they came to John and said to him, “(AM)Rabbi, He who was with you (AN)beyond the Jordan, to whom you (AO)have testified, behold, He is baptizing and all are coming to Him.”
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.
26 So they came to John and told him, “Rabbi,(AP) the One you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan,(AQ) is baptizing—and everyone is flocking to Him.”(AR)
26 so they went to John and told him, "Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan, the one about whom you testified look, he's baptizing, 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.
27 John answered and said, “(AP)A man can receive nothing unless it (AQ)has been given him from heaven.
27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
27 John responded, “No one can receive a single thing unless it’s given to him from heaven.
27 John replied, "No one can receive anything unless it has been given to them 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.
28 You yourselves (g)are my witnesses that I said, ‘(AR)I am not the (h)Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’
28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,(AS) but I’ve been sent ahead of Him.’(AT)
28 You yourselves are my witnesses that I said, "I am not the Messiah, but I have been sent ahead of him.'
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.
29 He who has the bride is (AS)the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. So this (AT)joy of mine has been made full.
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.
29 He who has the bride(AU) is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly(o) at the groom’s voice. So this joy(AV) of mine is complete.
29 It is the bridegroom who gets the bride, yet the bridegroom's friend, who merely stands by and listens for him, is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That's why this joy of mine is now complete.
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.
31 “(AU)He who comes from above is above all, (AV)he who is of the earth is from the earth and speaks of the earth. (AW)He who comes from heaven is above all.
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.
31 The One who comes from above(AW) is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms.(p) The One who comes from heaven is above all.(AX)
31 The one who comes from above is superior to everything. The one who is of the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to everything.
34 For he whom God has sent says God's words; and God does not give him the Spirit by measure.
34 For He whom God has (BA)sent speaks the words of God; (i)(BB)for He gives the Spirit without measure.
34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
34 The one whom God sent speaks the words of God, because God does not give the Spirit in limited measure to him.
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.
36 He who (BE)believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who (BF)does not (j)obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.”
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.
36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who refuses to believe in the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.(BD)
36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.
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