Κατα Ιωαννην 3
1 ην δε ανθρωπος εκ των φαρισαιων νικοδημος ονομα αυτω αρχων των ιουδαιων
Now there was a Pharisee whose name was Nicodemus, a Jewish leader.
2 ουτος ηλθεν προς αυτον νυκτος και ειπεν αυτω ραββι οιδαμεν οτι απο θεου εληλυθας διδασκαλος ουδεις γαρ δυναται ταυτα τα σημεια ποιειν α συ ποιεις εαν μη η ο θεος μετ αυτου
This man came to Jesus at night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher that came from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him.”
3 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω αμην αμην λεγω σοι εαν μη τις γεννηθη ανωθεν ου δυναται ιδειν την βασιλειαν του θεου
Jesus replied to him, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 λεγει προς αυτον [ο] νικοδημος πως δυναται ανθρωπος γεννηθηναι γερων ων μη δυναται εις την κοιλιαν της μητρος αυτου δευτερον εισελθειν και γεννηθηναι
Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born, can he?”
5 απεκριθη {VAR1: [ο] } ιησους αμην αμην λεγω σοι εαν μη τις γεννηθη εξ υδατος και πνευματος ου δυναται εισελθειν εις την βασιλειαν του θεου
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 το γεγεννημενον εκ της σαρκος σαρξ εστιν και το γεγεννημενον εκ του πνευματος πνευμα εστιν
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 μη θαυμασης οτι ειπον σοι δει υμας γεννηθηναι ανωθεν
Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 το πνευμα οπου θελει πνει και την φωνην αυτου ακουεις αλλ ουκ οιδας ποθεν ερχεται και που υπαγει ουτως εστιν πας ο γεγεννημενος εκ του πνευματος
The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 απεκριθη νικοδημος και ειπεν αυτω πως δυναται ταυτα γενεσθαι
Nicodemus replied and said to him, “How can these things be?”
10 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω συ ει ο διδασκαλος του ισραηλ και ταυτα ου γινωσκεις
Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you a teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?
11 αμην αμην λεγω σοι οτι ο οιδαμεν λαλουμεν και ο εωρακαμεν μαρτυρουμεν και την μαρτυριαν ημων ου λαμβανετε
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. Yet you do not accept our testimony.
12 ει τα επιγεια ειπον υμιν και ου πιστευετε πως εαν ειπω υμιν τα επουρανια πιστευσετε
If I told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 και ουδεις αναβεβηκεν εις τον ουρανον ει μη ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας ο υιος του ανθρωπου
No one has ascended into heaven except he who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 και καθως μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
so that all who believe in him may have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
16 ουτως γαρ ηγαπησεν ο θεος τον κοσμον ωστε τον υιον τον μονογενη εδωκεν ινα πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον μη αποληται αλλ εχη ζωην αιωνιον (aiōnios g166)
For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him will not perish but have eternal life. (aiōnios g166)
17 ου γαρ απεστειλεν ο θεος τον υιον εις τον κοσμον ινα κρινη τον κοσμον αλλ ινα σωθη ο κοσμος δι αυτου
For God did not send the Son into the world in order to condemn the world, but in order to save the world through him.
18 ο πιστευων εις αυτον ου κρινεται ο {VAR2: δε } μη πιστευων ηδη κεκριται οτι μη πεπιστευκεν εις το ονομα του μονογενους υιου του θεου
He who believes in him is not condemned, but he who does not believe is already condemned because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
19 αυτη δε εστιν η κρισις οτι το φως εληλυθεν εις τον κοσμον και ηγαπησαν οι ανθρωποι μαλλον το σκοτος η το φως ην γαρ αυτων πονηρα τα εργα
This is the reason for the judgment: The light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil.
20 πας γαρ ο φαυλα πρασσων μισει το φως και ουκ ερχεται προς το φως ινα μη ελεγχθη τα εργα αυτου
For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, so that his deeds will not be exposed.
21 ο δε ποιων την αληθειαν ερχεται προς το φως ινα φανερωθη αυτου τα εργα οτι εν θεω εστιν ειργασμενα
However, he who practices the truth comes to the light so that it may be plainly seen that his deeds have been done in God.”
22 μετα ταυτα ηλθεν ο ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις την ιουδαιαν γην και εκει διετριβεν μετ αυτων και εβαπτιζεν
After this, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. There he spent some time with them and baptized.
23 ην δε και {VAR1: [ο] } {VAR2: ο } ιωαννης βαπτιζων εν αινων εγγυς του σαλειμ οτι υδατα πολλα ην εκει και παρεγινοντο και εβαπτιζοντο
Now John was also baptizing in Aenon near to Salim because there was much water there. People were coming to him and were being baptized,
24 ουπω γαρ ην βεβλημενος εις την φυλακην {VAR2: ο } ιωαννης
for John had not yet been thrown in prison.
25 εγενετο ουν ζητησις εκ των μαθητων ιωαννου μετα ιουδαιου περι καθαρισμου
Then there arose a dispute between some of John's disciples and a Jew about ceremonial washing.
26 και ηλθον προς τον ιωαννην και ειπαν αυτω ραββι ος ην μετα σου περαν του ιορδανου ω συ μεμαρτυρηκας ιδε ουτος βαπτιζει και παντες ερχονται προς αυτον
They went to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you have testified, look, he is baptizing, and they are all going to him.”
27 απεκριθη ιωαννης και ειπεν ου δυναται ανθρωπος λαμβανειν {VAR1: ουδεν } {VAR2: ουδε εν } εαν μη η δεδομενον αυτω εκ του ουρανου
John replied, “A man cannot receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 αυτοι υμεις μοι μαρτυρειτε οτι ειπον {VAR1: [εγω] } {VAR2: [οτι] } ουκ ειμι εγω ο χριστος αλλ οτι απεσταλμενος ειμι εμπροσθεν εκεινου
You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ,' but instead, 'I have been sent before him.'
29 ο εχων την νυμφην νυμφιος εστιν ο δε φιλος του νυμφιου ο εστηκως και ακουων αυτου χαρα χαιρει δια την φωνην του νυμφιου αυτη ουν η χαρα η εμη πεπληρωται
The bride belongs to the bridegroom. Now the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the voice of the bridegroom. This, then, is my joy made complete.
30 εκεινον δει αυξανειν εμε δε ελαττουσθαι
He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 ο ανωθεν ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν ο ων εκ της γης εκ της γης εστιν και εκ της γης λαλει ο εκ του ουρανου ερχομενος {VAR1: επανω παντων εστιν } {VAR2: [επανω παντων εστιν] }
He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth is from the earth and speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
32 ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν τουτο μαρτυρει και την μαρτυριαν αυτου ουδεις λαμβανει
He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
33 ο λαβων αυτου την μαρτυριαν εσφραγισεν οτι ο θεος αληθης εστιν
He who has received his testimony has confirmed that God is true.
34 ον γαρ απεστειλεν ο θεος τα ρηματα του θεου λαλει ου γαρ εκ μετρου διδωσιν το πνευμα
For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For he does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 ο πατηρ αγαπα τον υιον και παντα δεδωκεν εν τη χειρι αυτου
The Father loves the Son and has given all things into his hand.
