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John 3

Nicodemus comes to Jesus by night, and Jesus tells him he must be born again of water and the Spirit. Jesus explains that God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever believes in him would not perish but have everlasting life. John the Baptist rejoices to decrease as Jesus increases.

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Key verses

  • Verse 3To see God's kingdom, a person must be born again.
  • Verse 16The whole gospel in one verse: God's love for the world, his gift and everlasting life for whoever believes.
  • Verse 17Jesus came to save the world, not to condemn it.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:SelectedJohn 3:1Ask

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.SelectedJohn 3:2Ask

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.SelectedJohn 3:3Ask

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?SelectedJohn 3:4Ask

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.SelectedJohn 3:5Ask

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.SelectedJohn 3:6Ask

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.SelectedJohn 3:7Ask

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.SelectedJohn 3:8Ask

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?SelectedJohn 3:9Ask

Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?SelectedJohn 3:10Ask

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.SelectedJohn 3:11Ask

If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?SelectedJohn 3:12Ask

And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.SelectedJohn 3:13Ask

And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:SelectedJohn 3:14Ask

That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.SelectedJohn 3:15Ask

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.SelectedJohn 3:16Ask

For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.SelectedJohn 3:17Ask

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.SelectedJohn 3:18Ask

And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.SelectedJohn 3:19Ask

For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.SelectedJohn 3:20Ask

But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.SelectedJohn 3:21Ask

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.SelectedJohn 3:22Ask

And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.SelectedJohn 3:23Ask

For John was not yet cast into prison.SelectedJohn 3:24Ask

Then there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews about purifying.SelectedJohn 3:25Ask

And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.SelectedJohn 3:26Ask

John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.SelectedJohn 3:27Ask

Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.SelectedJohn 3:28Ask

He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.SelectedJohn 3:29Ask

He must increase, but I must decrease.SelectedJohn 3:30Ask

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.SelectedJohn 3:31Ask

And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.SelectedJohn 3:32Ask

He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.SelectedJohn 3:33Ask

For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.SelectedJohn 3:34Ask

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.SelectedJohn 3:35Ask

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.SelectedJohn 3:36Ask

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