John 3
Common English Bible
Jesus and Nicodemus
3 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a Jewish leader. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one could do these miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered, “I assure you, unless someone is born anew,[a] it’s not possible to see God’s kingdom.”
4 Nicodemus asked, “How is it possible for an adult to be born? It’s impossible to enter the mother’s womb for a second time and be born, isn’t it?”
5 Jesus answered, “I assure you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. 6 Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Don’t be surprised that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’ 8 God’s Spirit[b] blows wherever it wishes. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. It’s the same with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus said, “How are these things possible?”
10 “Jesus answered, “You are a teacher of Israel and you don’t know these things? 11 I assure you that we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you don’t receive our testimony. 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 gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Human One.[c] 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so must the Human One[d] be lifted up 15 so that everyone who believes in him will have eternal life. 16 God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him won’t perish but will have eternal life. 17 God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him isn’t judged; whoever doesn’t believe in him is already judged, because they don’t believe in the name of God’s only Son.
19 “This is the basis for judgment: The light came into the world, and people loved darkness more than the light, for their actions are evil. 20 All who do wicked things hate the light and don’t come to the light for fear that their actions will be exposed to the light. 21 Whoever does the truth comes to the light so that it can be seen that their actions were done in God.”
John’s final witness
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into Judea, where he spent some time with them and was baptizing. 23 John was baptizing at Aenon near Salem because there was a lot of water there, and people were coming to him and being baptized. (24 John hadn’t yet been thrown into prison.)
25 A debate started between John’s disciples and a certain Jew about cleansing rituals. 26 They came to John and said, “Rabbi, look! The man who was with you across the Jordan, the one about whom you testified, is baptizing and everyone is flocking to him.”
27 John replied, “No one can receive anything unless it is given from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said that I’m not the Christ but that I’m the one sent before him. 29 The groom is the one who is getting married. The friend of the groom stands close by and, when he hears him, is overjoyed at the groom’s voice. Therefore, my joy is now complete. 30 He must increase and I must decrease. 31 The one who comes from above is above all things. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all things. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony. 33 Whoever accepts his testimony confirms that God is true. 34 The one whom God sent speaks God’s words because God gives the Spirit generously. 35 The Father loves the Son and gives everything into his hands. 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever doesn’t believe in the Son won’t see life, but the angry judgment of God remains on them.”
Juan 3
La Biblia de las Américas
El nuevo nacimiento
3 Había un hombre de los fariseos, llamado Nicodemo(A), prominente[a](B) entre los judíos. 2 Este vino a Jesús[b] de noche y le dijo: Rabí(C), sabemos que has venido de Dios como maestro, porque nadie puede hacer las señales[c](D) que tú haces si Dios no está con él(E). 3 Respondió Jesús y le dijo: En verdad, en verdad te digo que el que no nace de nuevo[d](F) no puede ver el reino de Dios(G). 4 Nicodemo le dijo*: ¿Cómo puede un hombre nacer siendo ya viejo? ¿Acaso puede entrar por segunda vez en el vientre de su madre y nacer? 5 Jesús respondió: En verdad, en verdad te digo que el que no nace de agua y del Espíritu(H) no puede entrar en el reino de Dios(I). 6 Lo que es nacido de la carne, carne es(J), y lo que es nacido del Espíritu, espíritu es. 7 No te asombres de que te haya dicho: «Os es necesario nacer de nuevo[e]». 8 El viento sopla donde quiere, y oyes su sonido, pero no sabes de dónde viene ni adónde va(K); así es todo aquel que es nacido del Espíritu. 9 Respondió Nicodemo y le dijo: ¿Cómo puede ser esto? 10 Jesús respondió y le dijo: Tú eres maestro(L) de Israel, ¿y no entiendes estas cosas? 11 En verdad, en verdad te digo que hablamos lo que sabemos(M) y damos testimonio de lo que hemos visto, pero vosotros no recibís nuestro testimonio(N). 12 Si os he hablado de las cosas terrenales, y no creéis, ¿cómo creeréis si os hablo de las celestiales? 13 Nadie ha subido al cielo(O), sino el que bajó del cielo(P), es decir, el Hijo del Hombre(Q) que está en el cielo[f]. 14 Y como Moisés levantó la serpiente en el desierto(R), así es necesario que sea levantado el Hijo del Hombre(S), 15 para que todo aquel que cree, tenga en Él[g] vida eterna(T).
El amor de Dios
16 Porque de tal manera amó Dios al mundo(U), que dio a su Hijo unigénito[h](V), para que todo aquel que cree en Él, no se pierda, mas tenga vida eterna(W). 17 Porque Dios no envió(X) a su Hijo al mundo para juzgar al mundo, sino para que el mundo sea salvo por Él(Y). 18 El que cree en Él no es condenado[i](Z); pero el que no cree, ya ha sido condenado[j], porque no ha creído en el nombre del unigénito[k] Hijo de Dios(AA). 19 Y este es el juicio: que la luz vino al mundo(AB), y los hombres amaron más las tinieblas que la luz, pues sus acciones eran malas(AC). 20 Porque todo el que hace lo malo odia la luz(AD), y no viene a la luz para que sus acciones no sean expuestas. 21 Pero el que practica la verdad(AE) viene a la luz, para que sus acciones sean manifestadas que han sido hechas en Dios.
Testimonio final de Juan el Bautista
22 Después de esto vino Jesús con sus discípulos(AF) a la tierra de Judea, y estaba allí con ellos, y bautizaba(AG). 23 Juan también bautizaba en Enón, cerca de Salim, porque allí había mucha agua[l]; y muchos venían y eran bautizados. 24 Porque Juan todavía no había sido metido en la cárcel(AH). 25 Surgió entonces una discusión entre los discípulos de Juan y un judío acerca de la purificación(AI). 26 Y vinieron a Juan y le dijeron: Rabí(AJ), mira, el que estaba contigo al otro lado del Jordán(AK), de quien diste testimonio(AL), está bautizando y todos van a Él. 27 Respondió Juan y dijo: Un hombre no puede recibir nada si no le es dado del cielo(AM). 28 Vosotros mismos me sois testigos de que dije: «Yo no soy el Cristo[m](AN), sino que he sido enviado delante de Él». 29 El que tiene la novia es el novio(AO), pero el amigo del novio, que está allí y le oye, se alegra en gran manera con la voz del novio. Y por eso, este gozo mío se ha completado(AP). 30 Es necesario que Él crezca, y que yo disminuya.
31 El que procede de arriba está por encima de todos; el que es de la tierra, procede[n] de la tierra y habla de la tierra(AQ). El que procede del cielo está sobre todos(AR). 32 Lo que Él ha visto y oído, de eso da testimonio; y nadie recibe su testimonio(AS). 33 El que ha recibido su testimonio ha certificado(AT) esto: que Dios es veraz. 34 Porque aquel a quien Dios ha enviado(AU) habla las palabras de Dios, pues Él da el Espíritu(AV) sin medida[o]. 35 El Padre ama al Hijo y ha entregado todas las cosas en su mano(AW). 36 El que cree en el Hijo tiene vida eterna(AX); pero el que no obedece[p](AY) al Hijo no verá la vida, sino que la ira de Dios permanece sobre él.
Footnotes
- Juan 3:1 O, principal
- Juan 3:2 Lit., El
- Juan 3:2 O, los milagros
- Juan 3:3 O, de arriba
- Juan 3:7 O, de arriba
- Juan 3:13 Muchos mss. antiguos no incluyen: que está en el cielo
- Juan 3:15 Algunos mss. dicen: que cree en Él, tenga
- Juan 3:16 O, único; i.e., único de su género
- Juan 3:18 O, juzgado
- Juan 3:18 O, juzgado
- Juan 3:18 O, único; i.e., único de su género
- Juan 3:23 Lit., muchas aguas
- Juan 3:28 I.e., el Mesías
- Juan 3:31 Lit., es
- Juan 3:34 Lit., El no da el Espíritu por medida
- Juan 3:36 O, cree
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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