{"id":2016,"date":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","date_gmt":"2014-11-03T02:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn03\/"},"modified":"2019-08-07T12:08:23","modified_gmt":"2019-08-07T16:08:23","slug":"jhn03","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn03\/","title":{"rendered":"John 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"main\">\r\n <div class=\"chapterlabel\"><a name=\"V0\"> 3<\/a><\/div><div class=\"p\">\r\n <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V1\">1\u00a0<\/a><\/span>There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V2\">2\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V3\">3\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class=\"wj\">Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V4\">4\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother\u2019s womb, and be born?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V5\">5\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Jesus answered, <span class=\"wj\">Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and <span class=\"add\">of<\/span> the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V6\">6\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V7\">7\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V8\">8\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V9\">9\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V10\">10\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Jesus answered and said unto him, <span class=\"wj\">Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V11\">11\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V12\">12\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you <span class=\"add\">of<\/span> heavenly things? <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V13\">13\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, <span class=\"add\">even<\/span> the Son of man which is in heaven.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V14\">14\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V15\">15\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V16\">16\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V17\">17\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V18\">18\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">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. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V19\">19\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V20\">20\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V21\">21\u00a0<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"wj\">But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.<\/span> <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V22\">22\u00a0<\/a><\/span>After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V23\">23\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V24\">24\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For John was not yet cast into prison. <\/div><div class=\"p\"> <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V25\">25\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Then there arose a question between <span class=\"add\">some<\/span> of John\u2019s disciples and the Jews about purifying.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V26\">26\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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 <span class=\"add\">men<\/span> come to him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V27\">27\u00a0<\/a><\/span>John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V28\">28\u00a0<\/a><\/span>Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V29\">29\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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\u2019s voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V30\">30\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He must increase, but I <span class=\"add\">must<\/span> decrease.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V31\">31\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V32\">32\u00a0<\/a><\/span>And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V33\">33\u00a0<\/a><\/span>He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V34\">34\u00a0<\/a><\/span>For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure <span class=\"add\">unto him. <\/span>  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V35\">35\u00a0<\/a><\/span>The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.  <span class=\"verse\"> <a name=\"V36\">36\u00a0<\/a><\/span>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. <\/div><hr \/><\/div>\r\n\r\n  <div class=\"chapters\">\r\n    <h3>John Chapters<\/h3>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn01\">1<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn02\">2<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn03\">3<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn04\">4<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn05\">5<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn06\">6<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn07\">7<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn08\">8<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn09\">9<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn10\">10<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn11\">11<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn12\">12<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn13\">13<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn14\">14<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn15\">15<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn16\">16<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn17\">17<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn18\">18<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn19\">19<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn20\">20<\/a>\r\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/jhn21\">21<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3 1\u00a0There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2\u00a0The 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. 3\u00a0Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4\u00a0Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother\u2019s womb, and be born? 5\u00a0Jesus 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. 6\u00a0 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7\u00a0 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. 8\u00a0 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. 9\u00a0Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10\u00a0Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? 11\u00a0 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. 12\u00a0 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? 13\u00a0 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. 14\u00a0&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[54],"tags":[57],"class_list":["post-2016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newconvenant","tag-john"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3447,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2016\/revisions\/3447"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/12tribes.net\/bible\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}