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and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Jesus answered and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and knowest not these things? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Verily, verily, I say to thee, We speak what we know, and testify what we have seen; and ye receive not our testimony. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how will ye believe if I tell you heavenly things? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And no man hath ascended to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man who is in heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>That whoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.</p> <a name="16" id="16"></a><p class="hdg">For God So Loved<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-10</a>; <a href="../romans/5.htm#6">Romans 5:6-11</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For God so loved the world, that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him may be saved. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men have loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But he that doeth truth, cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.</p> <p class="hdg">John's Testimony Concerning Jesus</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And John also was baptizing in Enon, near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For John was not yet cast into prison.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews, about purifying. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And they came to John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou didst bear testimony, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Ye yourselves bear me testimony, that I said I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly, because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He must increase, but I must decrease.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for to him God giveth not the Spirit by measure. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>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.</p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Webster Bible Translation<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/john/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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