John 3
Modern English Version
Jesus and Nicodemus
3 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 who has come from God. For no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless a man is born again,[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
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, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter 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 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can this be?”
10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, but you do not know these things? 11 Truly, truly I say to you, We speak of what We know and bear witness of what We have seen, but you do not receive Our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has ascended to heaven except He who descended from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven. 14 Just 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 may have eternal life.
16 “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved. 18 He who believes in Him is not condemned. But he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. 19 This is the verdict, that light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that it may be revealed that his deeds have been done in God.”
Jesus and John the Baptist
22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea. He remained with them there and baptized. 23 John also was baptizing in Aenon toward Salim, because much water was there. And people came and were baptized. 24 For John had not yet been put in prison. 25 Then a dispute arose between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about ceremonial cleansing. 26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, look, He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him.”
27 John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear witness of me, 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 at the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 He must increase, but I must decrease.”
He Who Comes From Heaven
31 He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He bears witness of what He has seen and heard, yet no one receives His testimony. 33 He who has received His testimony has certified that God is true. 34 For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without measure to Him. 35 The Father loves the Son, and has placed all things into His hand. 36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life. He who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Footnotes
- John 3:3 Or born from above.
Juan 3
Nueva Traducción Viviente
3 Había un hombre llamado Nicodemo, un líder religioso judío, de los fariseos. 2 Una noche, fue a hablar con Jesús:
—Rabí[a]—le dijo—, todos sabemos que Dios te ha enviado para enseñarnos. Las señales milagrosas que haces son la prueba de que Dios está contigo.
3 Jesús le respondió:
—Te digo la verdad, a menos que nazcas de nuevo,[b] no puedes ver el reino de Dios.
4 —¿Qué quieres decir?—exclamó Nicodemo—. ¿Cómo puede un hombre mayor volver al vientre de su madre y nacer de nuevo?
5 Jesús le contestó:
—Te digo la verdad, nadie puede entrar en el reino de Dios si no nace de agua y del Espíritu.[c] 6 El ser humano solo puede reproducir la vida humana, pero la vida espiritual nace del Espíritu Santo.[d] 7 Así que no te sorprendas cuando digo: “Tienen que nacer de nuevo”. 8 El viento sopla hacia donde quiere. De la misma manera que oyes el viento pero no sabes de dónde viene ni adónde va, tampoco puedes explicar cómo las personas nacen del Espíritu.
9 —¿Cómo es posible todo esto?—preguntó Nicodemo.
10 Jesús le contestó:
—¿Tú eres un respetado maestro judío y aún no entiendes estas cosas? 11 Te aseguro que les contamos lo que sabemos y hemos visto, y ustedes todavía se niegan a creer nuestro testimonio. 12 Ahora bien, si no me creen cuando les hablo de cosas terrenales, ¿cómo creerán si les hablo de cosas celestiales? 13 Nadie jamás fue al cielo y regresó, pero el Hijo del Hombre[e] bajó del cielo. 14 Y, así como Moisés levantó la serpiente de bronce en un poste en el desierto, así deberá ser levantado el Hijo del Hombre, 15 para que todo el que crea en él tenga vida eterna.[f]
16 »Pues Dios amó tanto al mundo que dio[g] a su único Hijo, para que todo el que crea en él no se pierda, sino que tenga vida eterna. 17 Dios no envió a su Hijo al mundo para condenar al mundo, sino para salvarlo por medio de él.
18 »No hay condenación para todo el que cree en él, pero todo el que no cree en él ya ha sido condenado por no haber creído en el único Hijo de Dios. 19 Esta condenación se basa en el siguiente hecho: la luz de Dios llegó al mundo, pero la gente amó más la oscuridad que la luz, porque sus acciones eran malvadas. 20 Todos los que hacen el mal odian la luz y se niegan a acercarse a ella porque temen que sus pecados queden al descubierto, 21 pero los que hacen lo correcto se acercan a la luz, para que otros puedan ver que están haciendo lo que Dios quiere.[h]
Juan el Bautista exalta a Jesús
22 Luego Jesús y sus discípulos salieron de Jerusalén y se fueron al campo de Judea. Jesús pasó un tiempo allí con ellos, bautizando a la gente.
23 En ese tiempo, Juan el Bautista bautizaba en Enón, cerca de Salim, porque allí había mucha agua; y la gente iba a él para ser bautizada. 24 (Eso ocurrió antes de que metieran a Juan en la cárcel). 25 Surgió un debate entre los discípulos de Juan y cierto judío[i] acerca de la purificación ceremonial. 26 Entonces los discípulos de Juan fueron a decirle:
—Rabí, el hombre que estaba contigo al otro lado del río Jordán, a quien identificaste como el Mesías, también está bautizando a la gente. Y todos van a él en lugar de venir a nosotros.
27 Juan respondió:
—Nadie puede recibir nada a menos que Dios se lo conceda desde el cielo. 28 Ustedes saben que les dije claramente: “Yo no soy el Mesías; estoy aquí solamente para prepararle el camino a él”. 29 Es el novio quien se casa con la novia, y el amigo del novio simplemente se alegra de poder estar al lado del novio y oír sus votos. Por lo tanto, oír que él tiene éxito me llena de alegría. 30 Él debe tener cada vez más importancia y yo, menos.
31 »Él vino de lo alto y es superior a cualquier otro. Nosotros somos de la tierra y hablamos de cosas terrenales, pero él vino del cielo y es superior a todos.[j] 32 Él da testimonio de lo que ha visto y oído, ¡pero qué pocos creen en lo que les dice! 33 Todo el que acepta su testimonio puede confirmar que Dios es veraz. 34 Pues él es enviado por Dios y habla las palabras de Dios, porque Dios le da el Espíritu sin límites. 35 El Padre ama a su Hijo y ha puesto todo en sus manos. 36 Los que creen en el Hijo de Dios tienen vida eterna. Los que no obedecen al Hijo nunca tendrán vida eterna, sino que permanecen bajo la ira del juicio de Dios.
Footnotes
- 3:2 Rabí, del arameo, significa «amo» o «maestro»; también en 3:26.
- 3:3 O de lo alto; también en 3:7.
- 3:5 O y espíritu. La palabra griega que se usa para Espíritu también puede traducirse viento; ver 3:8.
- 3:6 En griego pero lo que nace del Espíritu es espíritu.
- 3:13 Algunos manuscritos agregan quien vive en el cielo. «Hijo del Hombre» es un título que Jesús empleaba para referirse a sí mismo.
- 3:15 O todo el que crea tenga vida eterna en él.
- 3:16 O Pues así es cómo Dios amó al mundo: dio.
- 3:21 O puedan ver a Dios obrando en lo que él hace.
- 3:25 Algunos manuscritos dicen y algunos judíos.
- 3:31 Algunos manuscritos no incluyen y es superior a todos.
John 3
King James Version
3 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 Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon 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.
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