| Chapter 3 |
1 | hn de anqrwpoV ek twn farisaiwn nikodhmoV onoma autw arcwn twn ioudaiwn |
2 | outoV hlqen proV ton ihsoun nuktoV kai eipen autw rabbi oidamen oti apo qeou elhluqaV didaskaloV oudeiV gar tauta ta shmeia dunatai poiein a su poieiV ean mh h o qeoV met autou |
3 | apekriqh o ihsouV kai eipen autw amhn amhn legw soi ean mh tiV gennhqh anwqen ou dunatai idein thn basileian tou qeou |
4 | legei proV auton o nikodhmoV pwV dunatai anqrwpoV gennhqhnai gerwn wn mh dunatai eiV thn koilian thV mhtroV autou deuteron eiselqein kai gennhqhnai |
5 | apekriqh o ihsouV amhn amhn legw soi ean mh tiV gennhqh ex udatoV kai pneumatoV ou dunatai eiselqein eiV thn basileian tou qeou |
6 | to gegennhmenon ek thV sarkoV sarx estin kai to gegennhmenon ek tou pneumatoV pneuma estin |
7 | mh qaumashV oti eipon soi dei umaV gennhqhnai anwqen |
8 | to pneuma opou qelei pnei kai thn fwnhn autou akoueiV all ouk oidaV poqen ercetai kai pou upagei outwV estin paV o gegennhmenoV ek tou pneumatoV |
9 | apekriqh nikodhmoV kai eipen autw pwV dunatai tauta genesqai |
10 | apekriqh o ihsouV kai eipen autw su ei o didaskaloV tou israhl kai tauta ou ginwskeiV |
11 | amhn amhn legw soi oti o oidamen laloumen kai o ewrakamen marturoumen kai thn marturian hmwn ou lambanete |
12 | ei ta epigeia eipon umin kai ou pisteuete pwV ean eipw umin ta epourania pisteusete |
13 | kai oudeiV anabebhken eiV ton ouranon ei mh o ek tou ouranou katabaV o uioV tou anqrwpou o wn en tw ouranw |
14 | kai kaqwV mwshV uywsen ton ofin en th erhmw outwV uywqhnai dei ton uion tou anqrwpou |
15 | ina paV o pisteuwn eiV auton mh apolhtai all ech zwhn aiwnion |
16 | outwV gar hgaphsen o qeoV ton kosmon wste ton uion autou ton monogenh edwken ina paV o pisteuwn eiV auton mh apolhtai all ech zwhn aiwnion |
17 | ou gar apesteilen o qeoV ton uion autou eiV ton kosmon ina krinh ton kosmon all ina swqh o kosmoV di autou |
18 | o pisteuwn eiV auton ou krinetai o de mh pisteuwn hdh kekritai oti mh pepisteuken eiV to onoma tou monogenouV uiou tou qeou |
19 | auth de estin h krisiV oti to fwV elhluqen eiV ton kosmon kai hgaphsan oi anqrwpoi mallon to skotoV h to fwV hn gar ponhra autwn ta erga |
20 | paV gar o faula prasswn misei to fwV kai ouk ercetai proV to fwV ina mh elegcqh ta erga autou |
21 | o de poiwn thn alhqeian ercetai proV to fwV ina fanerwqh autou ta erga oti en qew estin eirgasmena |
22 | meta tauta hlqen o ihsouV kai oi maqhtai autou eiV thn ioudaian ghn kai ekei dietriben met autwn kai ebaptizen |
23 | hn de kai iwannhV baptizwn en ainwn egguV tou saleim oti udata polla hn ekei kai pareginonto kai ebaptizonto |
24 | oupw gar hn beblhmenoV eiV thn fulakhn o iwannhV |
25 | egeneto oun zhthsiV ek twn maqhtwn iwannou meta ioudaiwn peri kaqarismou |
26 | kai hlqon proV ton iwannhn kai eipon autw rabbi oV hn meta sou peran tou iordanou w su memarturhkaV ide outoV baptizei kai panteV ercontai proV auton |
27 | apekriqh iwannhV kai eipen ou dunatai anqrwpoV lambanein ouden ean mh h dedomenon autw ek tou ouranou |
28 | autoi umeiV moi martureite oti eipon ouk eimi egw o cristoV all oti apestalmenoV eimi emprosqen ekeinou |
29 | o ecwn thn numfhn numfioV estin o de filoV tou numfiou o esthkwV kai akouwn autou cara cairei dia thn fwnhn tou numfiou auth oun h cara h emh peplhrwtai |
30 | ekeinon dei auxanein eme de elattousqai |
31 | o anwqen ercomenoV epanw pantwn estin o wn ek thV ghV ek thV ghV estin kai ek thV ghV lalei o ek tou ouranou ercomenoV epanw pantwn estin |
32 | kai o ewraken kai hkousen touto marturei kai thn marturian autou oudeiV lambanei |
33 | o labwn autou thn marturian esfragisen oti o qeoV alhqhV estin |
34 | on gar apesteilen o qeoV ta rhmata tou qeou lalei ou gar ek metrou didwsin o qeoV to pneuma |
35 | o pathr agapa ton uion kai panta dedwken en th ceiri autou |
36 | o pisteuwn eiV ton uion ecei zwhn aiwnion o de apeiqwn tw uiw ouk oyetai zwhn all h orgh tou qeou menei ep auton |