João 3

1E havia um homem dos fariseus, cujo nome era Nicodemos, chefe dos judeus. 2Este veio a Jesus de noite, e disse-lhe: Rabi, bem sabemos que és Mestre vindo de Deus; porque ninguém pode fazer estes sinais que tu fazes, se Deus não for com ele. 3Respondeu Jesus e disse-lhe: Em verdade, em verdade te digo, que aquele que não voltar a nascer, não pode ver o Reino de Deus. 4Nicodemos lhe disse: Como pode o homem nascer, sendo já velho? Pode ele voltar a entrar no ventre de sua mãe, e nascer? 5Respondeu Jesus: Em verdade, em verdade te digo, que aquele que não nascer de água e do Espírito, não pode entrar no Reino de Deus. 6O que é nascido de carne, carne é; e o que é nascido do Espírito, espírito é. 7Não te maravilhes de que te disse: necessário vos é voltar a nascer. 8O vento sopra onde quer, e ouves o seu som; porém não sabes de onde vem, nem para onde vai; assim é todo aquele que é nascido do Espírito. 9Nicodemos respondeu, e disse-lhe: Como pode isto acontecer? 10Jesus respondeu, e disse-lhe: Tu és mestre de Israel, e isto não sabes? 11Em verdade, em verdade te digo, que o que sabemos, falamos; e o que temos visto, testemunhamos; e não aceitais nosso testemunho. 12Se eu vos disse coisas terrenas, e não credes, como crereis, se vos disser as celestiais? 13E ninguém subiu ao céu, a não ser o que desceu do céu: o Filho do homem. 14E como Moisés levantou a serpente no deserto, assim deve o Filho do homem ser levantado, 15Para que todo aquele que nele crer tenha a vida eterna. 16Porque Deus amou ao mundo de tal maneira, que deu o seu Filho unigênito; para que todo aquele que nele crê não pereça, mas tenha a vida eterna. 17Porque Deus não mandou seu Filho ao mundo para que condenasse ao mundo; mas sim para que o mundo por ele fosse salvo; 18Quem nele crer não é condenado; mas quem não crê já está condenado; pois não tem crido no nome do unigênito Filho de Deus. 19E esta é a condenação: que a luz veio ao mundo, e as pessoas amaram mais as trevas que a luz, porque suas obras eram más. 20Porque todo aquele que faz o mal odeia a luz e não vem à luz, para que suas obras não sejam reprovadas. 21Mas quem pratica a verdade vem à luz, para que suas obras sejam manifestas, que são feitas em Deus. 22Depois disto Jesus veio com seus discípulos à terra da Judeia; e estava ali com eles, e batizava. 23E João também batizava em Enom, junto a Salim, porque havia ali muitas águas; e vinham ali , e eram batizados, 24Porque João ainda não tinha sido lançado na prisão. 25Houve pois uma discussão dos Discípulos de João com os judeus sobre a purificação. 26E vieram a João, e disseram-lhe: Rabi, aquele que estava contigo dalém do Jordão, ao qual tu deste testemunho, eis que batiza, e todos vem a ele. 27João respondeu, e disse: O ser humano não pode receber coisa alguma, se não lhe for dada do céu. 28Vós mesmos me sois testemunhas, que disse: Eu não sou o Cristo; mas que sou enviado diante dele. 29Aquele que tem a esposa, é o esposo; mas o amigo do esposo, que o apoia, e lhe ouve, alegra-se muito pela voz do esposo. Assim pois já este meu gozo é cumprido. 30A ele convém crescer, porém a mim diminuir. 31Aquele que vem de cima, é sobre todos; aquele que vem da terra, da terra é, e da terra fala. Aquele que vem do céu é sobre todos. 32E daquilo que viu e ouviu, isto testemunha; e ninguém aceita seu testemunho. 33Aquele que aceitou seu testemunho, esse selou que Deus é verdadeiro. 34Porque aquele que Deus enviou, as palavras de Deus fala; porque não lhe dá Deus o Espírito por medida. 35O Pai ama ao Filho, e todas as coisas lhe deu em sua mão. 36Aquele que crê no Filho tem vida eterna; porém aquele que é desobediente ao Filho não verá a vida eterna , mas a ira de Deus continua sobre ele.

1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. 2The same came to him by night, and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.” 3Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.” 4Nicodemus 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?” 5Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God! 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’ 8The windblows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” 9Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things? 11Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness. 12If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven. 14As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of Man be lifted up, 15that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 16For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. 17For God didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him. 18He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God. 19This is the judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil. 20For everyone who does evil hates the light, and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed. 21But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in God.” 22After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized. 23John also was baptizing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came, and were baptized. 24For John was not yet thrown into prison. 25There arose therefore a questioning on the part of John’s disciples with some Jews about purification. 26They came to John, and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him.” 27John answered, “A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven. 28You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’ 29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. This, my joy, therefore is made full. 30He must increase, but I must decrease. 31He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all. 32What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness. 33He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that God is true. 34For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for God gives the Spirit without measure. 35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. 36One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

1En er was een mens uit de Farizeen, wiens naam was Nicodemus, een overste der Joden; 2Deze kwam des nachts tot Jezus, en zeide tot Hem: Rabbi, wij weten, dat Gij zijt een Leraar van God gekomen; want niemand kan deze tekenen doen, die Gij doet, zo God met hem niet is. 3Jezus antwoordde en zeide tot hem: Voorwaar, voorwaar zeg Ik u: Tenzij dat iemand wederom geboren worde, hij kan het Koninkrijk Gods niet zien. 4Nicodemus zeide tot Hem: Hoe kan een mens geboren worden, nu oud zijnde? Kan hij ook andermaal in zijner moeders buik ingaan, en geboren worden? 5Jezus antwoordde: Voorwaar, voorwaar zeg Ik u: Zo iemand niet geboren wordt uit water en Geest, hij kan in het Koninkrijk Gods niet ingaan. 6Hetgeen uit het vlees geboren is, dat is vlees; en hetgeen uit den Geest geboren is, dat is geest. 7Verwonder u niet, dat Ik u gezegd heb: Gijlieden moet wederom geboren worden. 8De wind blaast, waarheen hij wil, en gij hoort zijn geluid; maar gij weet niet, van waar hij komt, en waar hij heen gaat; alzo is een iegelijk, die uit den Geest geboren is. 9Nicodemus antwoordde en zeide tot Hem: Hoe kunnen deze dingen geschieden? 10Jezus antwoordde en zeide tot hem: Zijt gij een leraar van Israel, en weet gij deze dingen niet? 11Voorwaar, voorwaar zeg Ik u: Wij spreken, wat Wij weten, en getuigen, wat Wij gezien hebben; en gijlieden neemt Onze getuigenis niet aan. 12Indien Ik ulieden de aardse dingen gezegd heb, en gij niet gelooft, hoe zult gij geloven, indien Ik ulieden de hemelse zou zeggen? 13En niemand is opgevaren in den hemel, dan Die uit den hemel nedergekomen is, namelijk de Zoon des mensen, Die in de hemel is. 14En gelijk Mozes de slang in de woestijn verhoogd heeft, alzo moet de Zoon des mensen verhoogd worden; 15Opdat een iegelijk, die in Hem gelooft, niet verderve, maar het eeuwige leven hebbe. 16Want alzo lief heeft God de wereld gehad, dat Hij Zijn eniggeboren Zoon gegeven heeft, opdat een iegelijk die in Hem gelooft, niet verderve, maar het eeuwige leven hebbe. 17Want God heeft Zijn Zoon niet gezonden in de wereld, opdat Hij de wereld veroordelen zou, maar opdat de wereld door Hem zou behouden worden. 18Die in Hem gelooft, wordt niet veroordeeld, maar die niet gelooft, is alrede veroordeeld, dewijl hij niet heeft geloofd in den Naam des eniggeboren Zoons van God. 19En dit is het oordeel, dat het licht in de wereld gekomen is, en de mensen hebben de duisternis liever gehad dan het licht; want hun werken waren boos. 20Want een iegelijk, die kwaad doet, haat het licht, en komt tot het licht niet, opdat zijn werken niet bestraft worden. 21Maar die de waarheid doet, komt tot het licht, opdat zijn werken openbaar worden, dat zij in God gedaan zijn. 22Na dezen kwam Jezus en Zijn discipelen in het land van Judea, en onthield Zich aldaar met hen, en doopte. 23En Johannes doopte ook in Enon bij Salim, dewijl aldaar vele wateren waren; en zij kwamen daar, en werden gedoopt. 24Want Johannes was nog niet in de gevangenis geworpen. 25Er rees dan een vraag van enigen uit de discipelen van Johannes met de Joden over de reiniging. 26En zij kwamen tot Johannes, en zeiden tot hem: Rabbi, Die met u was over de Jordaan, Welken gij getuigenis gaaft, zie, Die doopt, en zij komen allen tot Hem. 27Johannes antwoordde en zeide: Een mens kan geen ding aannemen, zo het hem uit de hemel niet gegeven zij. 28Gijzelven zijt mijn getuigen, dat ik gezegd heb: Ik ben de Christus niet; maar dat ik voor Hem heen uitgezonden ben. 29Die de bruid heeft, is de bruidegom, maar de vriend des bruidegoms, die staat en hem hoort, verblijdt zich met blijdschap om de stem des bruidegoms. Zo is dan deze mijn blijdschap vervuld geworden. 30Hij moet wassen, maar ik minder worden. 31Die van boven komt, is boven allen; die uit de aarde is voortgekomen die is uit de aarde, en spreekt uit de aarde. Die uit den hemel komt, is boven allen. 32En hetgeen Hij gezien en gehoord heeft, dat getuigt Hij; en Zijn getuigenis neemt niemand aan. 33Die Zijn getuigenis aangenomen heeft, die heeft verzegeld, dat God waarachtig is. 34Want Dien God gezonden heeft, Die spreekt de woorden Gods; want God geeft Hem de Geest niet met mate. 35De Vader heeft den Zoon lief, en heeft alle dingen in Zijn hand gegeven. 36Die in den Zoon gelooft, die heeft het eeuwige leven; maar die den Zoon ongehoorzaam is, die zal het leven niet zien, maar de toorn Gods blijft op hem.