11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (A)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but (B)you[a] do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (C)No one has (D)ascended into heaven except (E)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[b] 14 And (F)as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man (G)be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes (H)in him (I)may have eternal life.[c]

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12
  2. John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who is in heaven
  3. John 3:15 Some interpreters hold that the quotation ends at verse 15

11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,(A) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.(B) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven(C) except the one who came from heaven(D)—the Son of Man.[a](E) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(F) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[b](G) 15 that everyone who believes(H) may have eternal life in him.”[c](I)

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
  2. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  3. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.

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.

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