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Christ's discourse with Nicodemus. John's testimony.
AND there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that you are come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which you do, unless God be with him.
3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to you, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4 Nicodemus 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 again?
5 Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to you, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
7 Wonder not, that I said to you, you must be born again.
8 The Spirit breathes where he will; and you hears his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?
10 Jesus answered, and said to him: are you a master in Israel, and know not these things?
11 Amen, amen I say to you, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.
12 If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
13 And no man has ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
15 That whosoever believes in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.
16 For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believes in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
17 For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.
18 He that believes in him is not judged. But he that does not believe, is already judged: because he believes not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.
20 For every one that does evil hates the light, and comes not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
21 But he that does truth, comes to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.
23 And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.
24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
25 And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews concerning purification:
26 And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you gave testimony, behold he baptizes, and all men come to him.
27 John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.
28 You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29 He that has the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 He that comes from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He that comes from heaven, is above all.
32 And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies: and no man receives his testimony.
33 He that has received his testimony, has set to his seal that God is true.
34 For he whom God has sent, speaks the words of God: for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 The Father loves the Son: and he has given all things into his hand.
36 He that believes in the Son, has life everlasting; but he that believes not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abides on him.