John 3
1There wasἮνnowδὲa manἄνθρωποςofἐκtheτῶνPhariseesΦαρισαίων,NicodemusΝικόδημοςnameὄνομαto himαὐτῷ,a rulerἄρχωνof theτῶνJewsἸουδαίων·
2HeοὗτοςcameἦλθενtoπρὸςHimαὐτὸνby nightνυκτὸςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto Himαὐτῷ·RabbiῬαββί,we knowοἴδαμενthatὅτιfromἀπὸGodθεοῦYou have comeἐλήλυθαςa teacherδιδάσκαλος·no oneοὐδεὶςforγὰρis ableδύναταιtheseταῦτατὰsignsσημεῖαto doποιεῖνthatἃYouσὺdoποιεῖς,ifἐὰνnotμὴshould beᾖὁGodθεὸςwithμετ’himαὐτοῦ.
3AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto himαὐτῷ·TrulyἈμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youσοι,ifἐὰνnotμήanyoneτιςbe bornγεννηθῇfrom aboveἄνωθεν,notοὐhe is ableδύναταιto seeἰδεῖνtheτὴνkingdomβασιλείαντοῦof Godθεοῦ.
4SaysλέγειtoπρὸςHimαὐτὸνὁNicodemusΝικόδημος·HowΠῶςis ableδύναταιa manἄνθρωποςto be bornγεννηθῆναιoldγέρωνbeingὤν;Notμὴis he ableδύναταιintoεἰςtheτὴνwombκοιλίανof theτῆςmotherμητρὸςof himαὐτοῦa second timeδεύτερονto enterεἰσελθεῖνandκαὶto be bornγεννηθῆναι;
5AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦς·TrulyἈμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youσοι,ifἐὰνnotμήanyoneτιςbe bornγεννηθῇofἐξwaterὕδατοςandκαὶof [the] Spiritπνεύματος,notοὐhe is ableδύναταιto enterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςtheτὴνkingdomβασιλείαντοῦof Godθεοῦ.
6Thatτὸhaving been bornγεγεννημένονofἐκtheτῆςfleshσαρκὸςfleshσάρξisἐστιν,andκαὶthatτὸhaving been bornγεγεννημένονofἐκtheτοῦSpiritπνεύματοςspiritπνεῦμάisἐστιν.
7Notμὴdo wonderθαυμάσῃςthatὅτιI saidεἶπόνto youσοιIt is necessary forΔεῖyou [all]ὑμᾶςto be bornγεννηθῆναιfrom aboveἄνωθεν.
8Theτὸwindπνεῦμαwhereὅπουit wishesθέλειblowsπνεῖ,andκαὶtheτὴνsoundφωνὴνof itαὐτοῦYou hearἀκούεις,butἀλλ’notοὐκyou knowοἶδαςfrom whereπόθενit comesἔρχεταιandκαὶwhereποῦit goesὑπάγει·thusοὕτωςisἐστὶνeveryoneπᾶςὁhaving been bornγεγεννημένοςofἐκtheτοῦSpiritπνεύματος.
9AnsweredἀπεκρίθηNicodemusΝικόδημοςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto Himαὐτῷ·HowΠῶςare ableδύναταιthese thingsταῦταto beγενέσθαι;
10AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJesusἸησοῦςandκαὶsaidεἶπενto himαὐτῷ·YouΣὺareεἶtheὁteacherδιδάσκαλοςτοῦof IsraelἸσραὴλandκαὶthese thingsταῦταnotοὐknowγινώσκεις;
11TrulyἀμὴνtrulyἀμὴνI sayλέγωto youσοιthatὅτιwhatὃwe knowοἴδαμενwe speakλαλοῦμενandκαὶwhatὃwe have seenἑωράκαμενwe bear witness toμαρτυροῦμεν,andκαὶtheτὴνwitnessμαρτυρίανof usἡμῶνnotοὐyou people receiveλαμβάνετε.
12IfεἰthingsτὰearthlyἐπίγειαI have toldεἶπονyouὑμῖνandκαὶnotοὐyou believeπιστεύετε,howπῶςifἐὰνI tellεἴπωto youὑμῖνthe thingsτὰheavenlyἐπουράνιαwill you believeπιστεύσετε;
13Andκαὶno oneοὐδεὶςhas gone upἀναβέβηκενintoεἰςτὸνheavenοὐρανὸνifεἰnotμὴthe [One]ὁout ofἐκτοῦheavenοὐρανοῦhaving come downκαταβάς,theὁSonυἱὸςτοῦof Manἀνθρώπου.
14AndκαὶasκαθὼςMosesΜωϋσῆςlifted upὕψωσενtheτὸνserpentὄφινinἐνtheτῇwildernessἐρήμῳ,thusοὕτωςto be lifted upὑψωθῆναιit behoovesδεῖtheτὸνSonυἱὸντοῦof Manἀνθρώπου,
15so thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςὁbelievingπιστεύωνinἐνHimαὐτῷmay haveἔχῃlifeζωὴνeternalαἰώνιον.
16ThusΟὕτωςforγὰρlovedἠγάπησενὁGodθεὸςtheτὸνworldκόσμονthatὥστεtheτὸνSonυἱὸνtheτὸνonly begottenμονογενῆHe gaveἔδωκεν,so thatἵναeveryoneπᾶςὁbelievingπιστεύωνinεἰςHimαὐτὸνnotμὴshould perishἀπόληταιbutἀλλὰshould haveἔχῃlifeζωὴνeternalαἰώνιον.
17NotοὐforγὰρsentἀπέστειλενὁGodθεὸςτὸνHis SonυἱὸνintoεἰςtheτὸνworldκόσμονthatἵναHe might judgeκρίνῃtheτὸνworldκόσμον,butἀλλ’thatἵναmight be savedσωθῇtheὁworldκόσμοςthroughδι’Himαὐτοῦ.
18The [one]ὁbelievingπιστεύωνonεἰςHimαὐτὸνnotοὐis judgedκρίνεται·the [one]ὁbutδὲnotμὴbelievingπιστεύωνalreadyἤδηhas been judgedκέκριται,becauseὅτιnotμὴhe has believedπεπίστευκενinεἰςtheτὸnameὄνομαof theτοῦonly begottenμονογενοῦςSonυἱοῦτοῦof Godθεοῦ.
19ThisαὕτηnowδέisἐστινtheἡjudgementκρίσιςthatὅτιtheτὸLightφῶςhas comeἐλήλυθενintoεἰςtheτὸνworldκόσμονandκαὶlovedἠγάπησανοἱmenἄνθρωποιratherμᾶλλονtheτὸdarknessσκότοςthanἢtheτὸLightφῶς,wereἦνforγὰρof themαὐτῶνevilπονηρὰtheτὰdeedsἔργα.
20EveryoneπᾶςforγὰρὁevilφαῦλαpracticingπράσσωνhatesμισεῖtheτὸLightφῶςandκαὶnotοὐκcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςtheτὸLightφῶς,so thatἵναnotμὴmay be exposedἐλεγχθῇtheτὰworksἔργαof himαὐτοῦ·
21the [one]ὁhoweverδὲpracticingποιῶνtheτὴνtruthἀλήθειανcomesἔρχεταιtoπρὸςtheτὸLightφῶς,thatἵναmay be manifestφανερωθῇhisαὐτοῦτὰworksἔργαthatὅτιinἐνGodθεῷhave beenἐστινdoneεἰργασμένα.
22AfterΜετὰthese thingsταῦταcameἦλθενὁJesusἸησοῦςandκαὶtheοἱdisciplesμαθηταὶof HimαὐτοῦintoεἰςtheτὴνJudeanἸουδαίανlandγῆν,andκαὶthereἐκεῖHe was stayingδιέτριβενwithμετ’themαὐτῶνandκαὶwas baptizingἐβάπτιζεν.
23WasἦνnowδὲalsoκαὶὁJohnἸωάννηςbaptizingβαπτίζωνinἐνAenonΑἰνὼνnearἐγγὺςτοῦSalimΣαλείμ,becauseὅτιwatersὕδαταmanyπολλὰwereἦνthereἐκεῖ,andκαὶthey were comingπαρεγίνοντοandκαὶbeing baptizedἐβαπτίζοντο·
24Not yetοὔπωforγὰρhad beenἦνcastβεβλημένοςintoεἰςtheτὴνprisonφυλακὴνὁJohnἸωάννης.
25AroseἘγένετοthenοὖνa debateζήτησιςamongἐκtheτῶνdisciplesμαθητῶνof JohnἸωάννουwithμετὰ[a certain] JewἸουδαίουaboutπερὶpurificationκαθαρισμοῦ.
26Andκαὶthey cameἦλθονtoπρὸςτὸνJohnἸωάννηνandκαὶsaidεἶπανto himαὐτῷ·RabbiῬαββί,He whoὃςwasἦνwithμετὰyouσοῦbeyondπέρανtheτοῦJordanἸορδάνου,to whomᾧyouσὺhave borne witnessμεμαρτύρηκας,beholdἴδεHeοὗτοςbaptizesβαπτίζειandκαὶallπάντεςare comingἔρχονταιtoπρὸςHimαὐτόν.
27AnsweredἀπεκρίθηJohnἸωάννηςandκαὶsaidεἶπεν·NothingΟὐis ableδύναταιa manἄνθρωποςto receiveλαμβάνεινnothingοὐδὲoneἓνifἐὰνnotμὴit isᾖgivenδεδομένονto himαὐτῷfromἐκτοῦheavenοὐρανοῦ.
28Yourselvesαὐτοὶyouὑμεῖςto meμοιbear witnessμαρτυρεῖτεthatὅτιI saidεἶπον·NotΟὐκamεἰμὶIἐγὼtheὁChristχριστός,butἀλλ’ὅτιsentἈπεσταλμένοςI amεἰμὶbeforeἔμπροσθενHimἐκείνου.
29The [one]ὁhavingἔχωνtheτὴνbrideνύμφην[the] bridegroomνυμφίοςisἐστίν·theὁnowδὲfriendφίλοςof theτοῦbridegroomνυμφίουthe [one]ὁstandingἑστηκὼςandκαὶlistening forἀκούωνhimαὐτοῦ,with joyχαρᾷrejoicesχαίρειbecause ofδιὰtheτὴνvoiceφωνὴνof theτοῦbridegroomνυμφίου.Thisαὕτηthereforeοὖνtheἡjoyχαρὰἡof mineἐμὴis fulfilledπεπλήρωται.
30Himἐκεῖνονit behoovesδεῖto increaseαὐξάνειν,meἐμὲhoweverδὲto decreaseἐλαττοῦσθαι.
31The [One]Ὁfrom aboveἄνωθενcomingἐρχόμενοςaboveἐπάνωallπάντωνisἐστίν.The [one]ὁbeingὢνfromἐκtheτῆςearthγῆςfromἐκtheτῆςearthγῆςisἐστινandκαὶfromἐκtheτῆςearthγῆςspeaksλαλεῖ·The [One]ὁfromἐκτοῦheavenοὐρανοῦcomingἐρχόμενοςaboveἐπάνωallπάντωνisἐστίν·
32WhatὃHe has seenἑώρακενandκαὶheardἤκουσενthisτοῦτοHe testifiesμαρτυρεῖ,andκαὶtheτὴνtestimonyμαρτυρίανof Himαὐτοῦno oneοὐδεὶςreceivesλαμβάνει.
33The [one]ὁhaving receivedλαβὼνHisαὐτοῦτὴνtestimonyμαρτυρίανhas set his sealἐσφράγισενthatὅτιὁGodθεὸςtrueἀληθήςisἐστιν.
34He whomὃνforγὰρsentἀπέστειλενὁGodθεὸςtheτὰwordsῥήματατοῦof Godθεοῦspeaksλαλεῖ,notοὐforγὰρbyἐκmeasureμέτρουHe givesδίδωσινtheτὸSpiritπνεῦμα.
35TheὁFatherπατὴρlovesἀγαπᾷtheτὸνSonυἱόν,andκαὶall thingsπάνταhas givenδέδωκενintoἐνtheτῇhandχειρὶof Himαὐτοῦ.
36The [one]ὁbelievingπιστεύωνinεἰςtheτὸνSonυἱὸνhasἔχειlifeζωὴνeternalαἰώνιον·the [one]ὁhoweverδὲnot obeyingἀπειθῶνtheτῷSonυἱῷnotοὐκwill seeὄψεταιlifeζωήν,butἀλλ’theἡwrathὀργὴτοῦof Godθεοῦabidesμένειonἐπ’himαὐτόν.