Juan 3
Ang Salita ng Diyos
Tinuruan ni Jesus si Nicodemo
3 May isang lalaki sa mga Fariseo na ang pangalan ay Nicodemo. Siya ay isang pinuno ng mga Judio.
2 Pumunta siya kay Jesus nang gabi at sinasabi niya: Guro, alam namin na ikaw ay isang guro na mula sa Diyos. Ito ay sapagkat walang makakagawa ng mga tanda na iyong ginagawa malibang sumasakaniya ang Diyos.
3 Tumugon si Jesus at sinabi sa kaniya: Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa iyo: Malibang ipanganak na muli ang isang tao, hindi niya maaaring makita angpaghahari ng Diyos.
4 Itinanong ni Nicodemo sa kaniya: Papaano maipanganganak ang taong matanda na? Makakapasok ba siyang muli sa sinapupunan ng kaniyang ina at ipanganak?
5 Sumagot si Jesus: Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa iyo: Malibang ang isang tao ay ipanganak ng tubig at ng Espiritu hindi siya makakapasok sa paghahari ng Diyos. 6 Ang ipinanganak sa laman ay laman at ang ipinanganak sa Espiritu ay espiritu. 7 Huwag kang magtaka sa sinabi ko sa iyo, kinakailangang ipanganak kang muli. 8 Ang hangin ay umiihip kung saan nito ibig. Naririnig mo ang ugong nito ngunit hindi mo alam kung saan ito nanggagaling at kung saan pupunta. Gayon ang bawat ipinanganak sa Espiritu.
9 Tumugon si Nicodemo at sinabi sa kaniya: Papaano mangyayari ang mga bagay na ito?
10 Sumagot si Jesus at sinabi sa kaniya: Ikaw ay guro sa Israel at hindi mo alam ang mga bagay na ito? 11 Katotohanan, katotohanang sinasabi ko sa iyo: Ang aming nalalaman ay sinasabi namin. Pinatotohanan namin ang mga nakita namin. Hindi ninyo tinanggap ang aming patotoo. 12 Hindi ninyo pinaniwalaan ang mga bagay na panlupa na sinabi ko sa inyo. Papaano ninyopaniniwalaan kung sasabihin ko sa inyo ang mga bagay patungkol sa langit? 13 Walang pumaitaas sa langit maliban sa kaniya na bumabang mula sa langit Maliban sa Anak ng Tao na nasa langit. 14 Kung papaanong itinaas ni Moises ang ahas sa ilang ay gayon kinakailangang itaas ang Anak ng Tao. 15 Ito ay upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan.
16 Ito ay sapagkat sa ganitong paraan inibig ng Diyos ang sanlibutan kaya ipinagkaloob niya ang kaniyang bugtong na Anak upang ang sinumang sumampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi mapahamak kundi magkaroon ng buhay na walang hanggan. 17 Ito ay sapagkat hindi sinugo ng Diyos ang kaniyang anak sa sanlibutan upang hatulan ang sanlibutan. Sinugo niya ang kaniyang anak upang ang sanlibutan ay maligtas sa pamamagitan niya. 18 Siya na sumasampalataya sa kaniya ay hindi hinahatulan. Ang hindi sumasampalataya ay nahatulan na sapagkat siya ay hindi sumampalataya sa pangalan ng bugtong na Anak ng Diyos. 19 Ito ang hatol: Ang ilaw ay dumating sa sanlibutan at inibig ng mga tao ang kadiliman kaysa sa ilaw sapagkat ang kanilang mga gawa ay masasama. 20 Ito ay sapagkat ang bawat isang gumagawa ng masama ay napopoot sa ilaw. Hindi siya lumalapit sa ilaw upang hindi malantad ang kaniyang mga gawa. 21 Siya na nagsasagawa ng katotohanan ay pumupunta sa ilaw upang maihayag na ang kaniyang mga gawa ay ginawa sa pamamagitan ng Diyos.
Ang Patotoo ni Juan na Tagapagbawtismo Patungkol kay Jesus
22 Pagkatapos ng mga bagay na ito, pumunta si Jesus at ang kaniyang mga alagad sa lupain ng Judea.Siya ay nanatili roong kasama nila atnagbawtismo.
23 Si Juan ay nagbabawtismo rin sa Enon na malapit sa Salim sapagkat maraming tubig doon. Sila ay pumaroon at nabawtismuhan. 24 Ito ay sapagkat hindi pa nakabilanggo noon si Juan. 25 Nagkaroon ng isang katanungan ang mga alagad ni Juan at ang mga Judio patungkol sa pagdadalisay. 26 Sila ay lumapit kay Juan at sinabi sa kaniya: Guro, tingnan mo ang kasama mo sa ibayo ng Jordan na iyong pinatotohanan ay nagbabawtismo. Lahat ay pumupunta sa kaniya.
27 Tumugon si Juan at nagsabi: Hindi makakatanggap ng anuman ang isang tao malibang ito ay ipagkaloob sa kaniya mula sa langit. 28 Kayo ang makapagpapatotoo na aking sinabi: Hindi ako ang Mesiyas. Ako ay sinugong unasa kaniya. 29 Siya na lalaking ikakasal ang siyang may babaeng ikakasal. Ang kaibigan ng lalaking ikakasal ay nakatayo at nakikinig sa kaniyang tinig. Siya ay lubos na nagagalak sapagkat naririnig niya ang tinig ng lalaking ikakasal. Sa ganito ring paraan ako ay lubos na nagagalak. 30 Kinakailangang siya ay maging higit na dakila at ako ay maging higit na mababa.
31 Siya na nagmula sa itaas ay higit sa lahat. Siya na nagmula sa lupa ay taga-lupa at nagsasalita ng ukol sa lupa. Siya na nagmula sa langit ay higit sa lahat. 32 Siya ay nagpapatotoo sa kaniyang nakita at narinig at walang sinumang tumatanggap ng kaniyang patotoo. 33 Siya na tumanggap ng kaniyang patotoo ay nagpatunay na ang Diyos ay totoo. 34 Ito ay sapagkat siya na isinugo ng Diyos ay nagsasalita ng mga salita ng Diyos. Ibinibigay ng Diyos ang Espiritu nang walang sukat. 35 Iniibig ng Ama ang Anak at ibinigay niya ang lahat ng mga bagay sa kaniyang mga kamay. 36 Siya na sumasampalataya sa Anak ay may buhay na walang hanggan. Ang hindi sumasampalataya sa Anak ay hindi makakakita ng buhay. Subalit ang galit ng Diyos ay nananatili sa kaniya.
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.”
John 3
English Standard Version
You Must Be Born Again
3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named (A)Nicodemus, (B)a ruler of the Jews. 2 This man came to Jesus[a] (C)by night and said to him, (D)“Rabbi, (E)we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do (F)unless God is with him.” 3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is (G)born (H)again[b] he cannot (I)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 one is born (J)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 (K)That which is born of the flesh is (L)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[c] 7 (M)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[d] must be born (N)again.’ 8 (O)The wind[e] blows (P)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, (Q)“How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel (R)and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (S)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but (T)you[f] 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 (U)No one has (V)ascended into heaven except (W)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[g] 14 And (X)as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man (Y)be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes (Z)in him (AA)may have eternal life.[h]
For God So Loved the World
16 “For (AB)God so loved (AC)the world,[i] (AD)that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not (AE)perish but have eternal life. 17 For (AF)God did not send his Son into the world (AG)to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 (AH)Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not (AI)believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 (AJ)And this is the judgment: (AK)the light has come into the world, and (AL)people loved the darkness rather than the light because (AM)their works were evil. 20 (AN)For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, (AO)lest his works should be exposed. 21 But whoever (AP)does what is true (AQ)comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his works have been carried out in God.”
John the Baptist Exalts Christ
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the Judean countryside, and he remained there with them and (AR)was baptizing. 23 John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because water was plentiful there, and people were coming and being baptized 24 (for (AS)John had not yet been put in prison).
25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew over (AT)purification. 26 And they came to John and said to him, (AU)“Rabbi, he who was with you across the Jordan, (AV)to whom you bore witness—look, he is baptizing, and (AW)all are going to him.” 27 John answered, (AX)“A person cannot receive even one thing (AY)unless it is given him (AZ)from heaven. 28 You yourselves bear me witness, that I said, (BA)‘I am not the Christ, but (BB)I have been sent before him.’ 29 (BC)The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. (BD)The friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, (BE)rejoices greatly at the bridegroom's voice. Therefore this joy of mine is now complete. 30 (BF)He must increase, but I must decrease.”[j]
31 (BG)He who comes from above (BH)is above all. He who is of the earth belongs to the earth and (BI)speaks in an earthly way. (BJ)He who comes from heaven (BK)is above all. 32 (BL)He bears witness to what he has seen and heard, (BM)yet no one receives his testimony. 33 Whoever receives his testimony (BN)sets his seal to this, (BO)that God is true. 34 For he whom (BP)God has sent utters the words of God, for he gives the Spirit (BQ)without measure. 35 (BR)The Father loves the Son and (BS)has given all things into his hand. 36 (BT)Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life; (BU)whoever does not obey the Son shall not (BV)see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.
Footnotes
- John 3:2 Greek him
- John 3:3 Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7
- John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
- John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here
- John 3:8 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
- John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12
- John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who is in heaven
- John 3:15 Some interpreters hold that the quotation ends at verse 15
- John 3:16 Or For this is how God loved the world
- John 3:30 Some interpreters hold that the quotation continues through verse 36
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