John 3
New American Standard Bible
The New Birth
3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named (A)Nicodemus, a (B)ruler of the Jews; 2 this man came to [a]Jesus at night and said to Him, “(C)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these [b](D)signs that You do unless (E)God is with him.” 3 Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone (F)is born [c]again he cannot see (G)the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of (H)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter (I)the kingdom of God. 6 (J)That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born [d]again.’ 8 (K)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus responded and said to Him, “How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are (L)the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (M)we speak of what we know and (N)testify of what we have seen, and (O)you people do not accept our testimony. 12 If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (P)No one has ascended into heaven, except (Q)He who descended from heaven: (R)the Son of Man. 14 And just as (S)Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must (T)the Son of Man (U)be lifted up, 15 so that everyone who [e]believes will (V)have eternal life in Him.
16 “For God so (W)loved the world, that He (X)gave His (Y)only Son, so that everyone who (Z)believes in Him will not perish, but have eternal life. 17 For God (AA)did not send the Son into the world (AB)to judge the world, but so that the world might be saved through Him. 18 (AC)The one who believes in Him is not judged; the one who does not believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of (AD)the only Son of God. 19 And this is the judgment, that (AE)the Light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the Light; for (AF)their deeds were evil. 20 (AG)For everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come to the Light, so that his deeds will not be exposed. 21 But the one who (AH)practices the truth comes to the Light, so that his deeds will be revealed [f]as having been performed in God.”
John the Baptist’s Last Testimony
22 After these things Jesus and His (AI)disciples came into the land of Judea; and there He was spending time with them and (AJ)baptizing. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon, near Salim, because there was an abundance of water there; and people were coming and being baptized— 24 for (AK)John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 Then a matter of dispute developed on the part of John’s disciples with a Jew about [g](AL)purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “(AM)Rabbi, He who was with you (AN)beyond the Jordan, to whom you (AO)have testified—behold, He is baptizing and all the people are coming to Him.” 27 John replied, “(AP)A person can receive not even one thing unless it (AQ)has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves [h]are my witnesses that I said, ‘(AR)I am not the [i]Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent ahead of Him.’ 29 He who has the bride is (AS)the groom; but the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to him, rejoices greatly because of the groom’s voice. So this (AT)joy of mine has been made full. 30 He must [j]increase, but I must [k]decrease.
31 “(AU)He who comes from above is above all; (AV)the one who is only from the earth is of the earth and speaks of the earth. (AW)He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 What He has seen and heard, of this He (AX)testifies; and (AY)no one accepts His testimony. 33 The one who has accepted His testimony (AZ)has certified that God is true. 34 For He whom God (BA)sent speaks the words of God; (BB)for He does not give the Spirit [l]sparingly. 35 (BC)The Father loves the Son and (BD)has entrusted all things to His hand. 36 The one who (BE)believes in the Son has eternal life; but the one who (BF)does not [m]obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
Footnotes
- John 3:2 Lit Him
- John 3:2 I.e., confirming miracles
- John 3:3 Or from above
- John 3:7 Or from above
- John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life
- John 3:21 Lit that they have been
- John 3:25 I.e., ceremonial washing
- John 3:28 Lit testify for me
- John 3:28 I.e., Messiah
- John 3:30 Or become greater
- John 3:30 Or become less important
- John 3:34 Lit from measure
- John 3:36 I.e., in belief
Ioan 3
Nouă Traducere În Limba Română
Isus şi Nicodim
3 Între farisei era un om pe nume Nicodim, un conducător al iudeilor. 2 Acesta a venit la Isus noaptea şi I-a zis:
– Rabbi[a], ştim că eşti un învăţător Care a venit de la Dumnezeu. Căci nimeni nu poate face aceste semne pe care le faci Tu, dacă nu este Dumnezeu cu el.
3 Isus i-a răspuns:
– Adevărat, adevărat îţi spun că, dacă cineva nu este născut din nou[b] nu poate vedea Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu[c]!
4 Nicodim L-a întrebat:
– Cum poate fi născut un om bătrân? Poate el oare să intre a doua oară în pântecele mamei lui şi să fie născut?
5 Isus i-a răspuns:
– Adevărat, adevărat îţi spun că, dacă cineva nu este născut din apă şi din Duh nu poate să intre în Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu! 6 Ce este născut din carne este carne, iar ce este născut din Duh este duh. 7 Să nu te miri că ţi-am spus: „Trebuie să fiţi născuţi din nou!“ 8 Vântul[d] suflă încotro vrea şi-i auzi vuietul, dar nu ştii de unde vine şi unde se duce. Tot aşa se întâmplă cu oricine este născut din Duhul.
9 Nicodim L-a întrebat:
– Cum se pot întâmpla aceste lucruri?
10 Isus i-a răspuns:
– Tu eşti învăţătorul lui Israel şi nu înţelegi aceste lucruri?! 11 Adevărat, adevărat îţi spun că noi vorbim ceea ce ştim şi depunem mărturie despre ceea ce am văzut, dar voi nu primiţi mărturia noastră. 12 Dacă v-am vorbit despre lucrurile pământeşti şi nu credeţi, cum veţi crede dacă vă voi vorbi despre lucrurile cereşti?! 13 Nimeni nu s-a suit în cer în afară de Cel Care a coborât din cer, adică de Fiul Omului (Care este în cer)[e] 14 Şi, aşa cum Moise a înălţat şarpele în pustie,[f] tot aşa trebuie să fie înălţat şi Fiul Omului, 15 pentru ca oricine crede în El să aibă viaţă veşnică.[g]
16 Fiindcă[h] atât de mult a iubit Dumnezeu lumea, încât L-a dat pe singurul Lui Fiu[i], pentru ca oricine crede în El să nu piară, ci să aibă viaţă veşnică. 17 Căci Dumnezeu nu L-a trimis pe Fiul Său în lume ca să judece lumea, ci ca lumea să fie mântuită prin El. 18 Cel ce crede în El nu este judecat; însă cel ce nu crede a şi fost judecat, pentru că nu a crezut în Numele singurului Fiu[j] al lui Dumnezeu. 19 Şi judecata este aceasta: lumina a venit în lume, dar oamenii au iubit mai mult întunericul decât lumina, pentru că faptele lor erau rele. 20 Căci oricine face răul urăşte lumina şi nu vine la lumină, ca să nu i se expună faptele. 21 Dar cel ce lucrează potrivit cu adevărul vine la lumină, ca să i se arate faptele, fiindcă sunt făcute în Dumnezeu.
Mărturia lui Ioan Botezătorul despre Isus
22 După aceea, Isus şi ucenicii Lui au venit în ţinutul Iudeii. Şi stătea acolo cu ei şi boteza[k]. 23 Ioan boteza şi el în Aenon, aproape de Salim, pentru că acolo erau multe ape, şi oamenii continuau să vină şi să fie botezaţi. 24 Căci Ioan încă nu fusese aruncat în închisoare. 25 Între unii din ucenicii lui Ioan şi un iudeu[l] s-a iscat o controversă cu privire la curăţire. 26 Au venit la Ioan şi i-au zis:
– Rabbi, iată că Cel Ce era cu tine dincolo de Iordan, Cel despre Care tu ai depus mărturie, botează şi toţi se duc la El!
27 Ioan a răspuns:
– Omul nu poate primi decât ceea ce i-a fost dat din cer. 28 Voi înşivă îmi sunteţi martori că am zis: „Nu sunt eu Cristosul, ci eu sunt trimis înaintea Lui.“ 29 Cel ce are mireasă este mire. Însă prietenul mirelui, cel care stă şi-l aude, se bucură foarte mult de glasul mirelui. Prin urmare această bucurie a mea este deplină. 30 El trebuie să crească, iar eu să mă micşorez.[m]
31 Cel Ce vine de sus este deasupra tuturor. Cel ce vine de pe pământ este pământesc şi vorbeşte lucruri de pe pământ[n]. Cel Ce vine din cer este deasupra tuturor. 32 El depune mărturie despre ceea ce a văzut şi a auzit, dar nimeni nu primeşte mărturia Lui. 33 Cel ce primeşte mărturia Lui confirmă că Dumnezeu este adevărat[o]. 34 Căci Cel pe Care L-a trimis Dumnezeu vorbeşte cuvintele lui Dumnezeu, pentru că Dumnezeu[p] nu-I dă Duhul cu măsură. 35 Tatăl Îl iubeşte pe Fiul şi a dat toate lucrurile în mâna Lui. 36 Cel ce crede în Fiul are viaţa veşnică, dar cel ce nu crede în Fiul[q] nu va vedea viaţa, ci mânia lui Dumnezeu rămâne peste el.
Footnotes
- Ioan 3:2 Vezi nota de la 1:38; şi în v. 26
- Ioan 3:3 Posibil o ambiguitate intenţionată, deoarece se poate traduce şi cu: de sus; şi în v. 7
- Ioan 3:3 Împărăţia lui Dumnezeu reprezintă domnia lui Dumnezeu, fiind în acelaşi timp o realitate prezentă şi o nădejde în viitor; peste tot în carte
- Ioan 3:8 Posibil o ambiguitate intenţionată, deoarece termenul grecesc poate fi tradus şi cu Duhul
- Ioan 3:13 Cele mai importante şi mai timpurii mss nu conţin aceste cuvinte
- Ioan 3:14 Vezi Num. 21:4-9
- Ioan 3:15 Sau: pentru ca oricine crede, să aibă viaţă veşnică în El
- Ioan 3:16 Unele traduceri văd în vs. 16-21 cuvintele evanghelistului
- Ioan 3:16 Sau: singurul Lui Fiu născut, termenul grecesc pentru singurul fiind tradus adesea cu singurul născut; termenul are însă şi sensul de singurul de un anumit fel, arătând astfel unicitatea
- Ioan 3:18 Sau: singurului Fiu născut; vezi nota precedentă
- Ioan 3:22 Vezi In. 4:2, unde este specificat că nu Isus boteza, ci ucenicii Lui
- Ioan 3:25 Unele mss importante conţin: nişte iudei
- Ioan 3:30 Unii traducători încheie discursul lui Ioan Botezătorul la sfârşitul v. 30, iar alţii la sfârşitul v. 36
- Ioan 3:31 Sau: ca unul de pe pământ
- Ioan 3:33 Sau: că Dumnezeu spune adevărul
- Ioan 3:34 Cele mai multe mss timpurii şi importante nu conţin Dumnezeu, ci El, însă termenul apare în câteva mss timpurii
- Ioan 3:36 Sau: cel ce nu ascultă de Fiul; sau: cel care-L respinge pe Fiul
John 3
New King James Version
The New Birth
3 There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2 (A)This man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for (B)no one can do these signs that You do unless (C)God is with him.”
3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (D)unless one is born [a]again, 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, “Most assuredly, I say to you, (E)unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is (F)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 (G)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, (H)“How can these things be?”
10 Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and do not know these things? 11 (I)Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and (J)you do not receive Our witness. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (K)No one has ascended to heaven but He who came down from heaven, that is, the Son of Man [b]who is in heaven. 14 (L)And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so (M)must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever (N)believes in Him should [c]not perish but (O)have eternal life. 16 (P)For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten (Q)Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. 17 (R)For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through Him might be saved.
18 (S)“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 And this is the condemnation, (T)that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For (U)everyone practicing 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 his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been (V)done in God.”
John the Baptist Exalts Christ
22 After these things Jesus and His disciples came into the land of Judea, and there He remained with them (W)and baptized. 23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near (X)Salim, because there was much water there. (Y)And they came and were baptized. 24 For (Z)John had not yet been thrown into prison.
25 Then there arose a dispute between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, He who was with you beyond the Jordan, (AA)to whom you have testified—behold, He is baptizing, and all (AB)are coming to Him!”
27 John answered and said, (AC)“A man can receive nothing unless it has been given to him from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (AD)‘I am not the Christ,’ but, (AE)‘I have been sent before Him.’ 29 (AF)He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but (AG)the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore this joy of mine is fulfilled. 30 (AH)He must increase, but I must decrease. 31 (AI)He who comes from above (AJ)is above all; (AK)he who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. (AL)He who comes from heaven is above all. 32 And (AM)what He has seen and heard, that He testifies; and no one receives His testimony. 33 He who has received His testimony (AN)has certified that God is true. 34 (AO)For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God does not give the Spirit (AP)by measure. 35 (AQ)The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand. 36 (AR)He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the (AS)wrath of God abides on him.”
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