John 3:1-15 - A Meeting With Nicodemus

¹ There was a man of the Pharisees, the name to him Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; ² the same came to Him by night, and said to Him, Rabbi, we know that thou hast come a teacher from God; for no one is able to do these miracles, which thou art doing, unless God may he with him.

³ Jesus responded and said to him, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, unless any one may be born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.

⁴ Nicodemus says to him; How is a man able to be born, being old? whether he is able to enter the second time into the womb of his mother, and be born?

⁵ Jesus responded, Truly, truly, I say unto thee, Unless any one may be born of water and Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of the heavens. ⁶ That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. ⁷ Be not astonished because I said to thee; It behooveth you to be born from above. ⁸ The Spirit breathes on whom He willeth, and thou hearest His voice, but dost not know whence He cometh and whither He goeth; so is every one who has been born of the Spirit.

⁹ Nicodemus responded and said to Him, How are these things able to he?

¹⁰ Jesus responded and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things? ¹¹ Truly, truly, I say unto thee, that we speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and you received not our testimony. ¹² If I spoke to you things upon the earth, and you do net believe, how will you believe, if I speak to you of things in heaven? ¹³ No one hath ascended up into heaven, but the one having come down from heaven, the Son of man, who is in heaven. ¹⁴ And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so does it behoove the Son of man to be lifted up: ¹⁵ that every one believing in Him may have eternal life.