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Jesus and Nicodemus

¹ There was a man from the Pharisees^(C1) named Nicodemus,^(C2) a ruler^(C3) of the Jews. ² This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi,^(C1) we know that you are a teacher^(C2) who has come from God,^(C3) for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with him.”^(C4)

³ Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again,

⁴ “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?”

⁵ Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born⁶ Whatever is born of the flesh⁷ Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born⁸ The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going.

⁹ “How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus.

¹⁰ “Are you a teacher¹¹ “Truly I tell you,¹² If I have told you about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?¹³ No one has ascended

¹⁴ “Just as Moses¹⁵ so that everyone who believes in him may¹⁶ For God loved¹⁷ For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn¹⁸ Anyone who believes in him is not condemned, but anyone who does not believe is already condemned,¹⁹ This is the judgment: The light²⁰ For everyone who does evil hates²¹ But anyone who lives by

Jesus and John the Baptist

²² After this, Jesus and his disciples went to the Judean countryside, where he spent time with them and baptized.

²³ John^(C1) also was baptizing in Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there. People were coming and being baptized, ²⁴ since John had not yet been thrown into prison.^(C1)

²⁵ Then a dispute arose between John’s disciples^(C1) and a Jew^(F1) about purification.^{(C2) 26} So they came to John and told him, “Rabbi,^(C1) the one you testified about, and who was with you across the Jordan,^(C2) is baptizing—and everyone is going to him.”^(C3)

²⁷ John responded, “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven. ²⁸ You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah,^(C1) but I’ve been sent ahead of him.’^{(C2) 29} He who has the bride^(C1) is the groom. But the groom’s friend, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatly^(F1) at the groom’s voice. So this joy^(C2) of mine is complete. ³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.”

The One from Heaven

³¹ The one who comes from above^(C1) is above all. The one who is from the earth is earthly and speaks in earthly terms.^(F1) The one who comes from heaven is above all.^{(C2) 32} He testifies^(C1) to what he has seen and heard, and yet no one accepts his testimony. ³³ The one who has accepted his testimony has affirmed that God is true.^{(C1) 34} For the one whom God sent speaks God’s words, since he^(F1) gives the Spirit^(C1) without measure. ³⁵ The Father loves the Son^(C1) and has given all things into his hands.^{(C2) 36} The one who believes in the Son has eternal life, but the one who rejects the Son^(F1) will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.^(C1)