John

耶稣与尼哥德慕

1有一个法利赛人，名叫尼哥德慕，是犹太人的官。

2这人夜里来见耶稣，说：「拉比，我们知道你是由 神那里来作师傅的；因为你所行的神迹，若没有 神同在，无人能行。」

3耶稣回答说：「我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见 神的国。」

4尼哥德慕说：「人已经老了，如何能重生呢？岂能再进母腹生出来吗？」

5耶稣说：「我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进 神的国。

6从肉身生的就是肉身；从灵生的就是灵。

7我说：『你们必须重生』，你不要以为希奇。

8风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。」

9尼哥德慕问他说：「怎能有这事呢？」

10耶稣回答说：「你是以色列人的先生，还不明白这事吗？

11我实实在在地告诉你，我们所说的是我们知道的；我们所见证的是我们见过的；你们却不领受我们的见证。

12我对你们说地上的事，你们尚且不信，若说天上的事，如何能信呢？

13除了从天降下、仍旧在天的人子，没有人升过天。

14摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，

15叫一切信他的都得永生。

16「 神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不致灭亡，反得永生。

17因为 神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。

18信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已经定了，因为他不信 神独生子的名。

19光来到世间，世人因自己的行为是恶的，不爱光，倒爱黑暗，定他们的罪就是在此。

20凡作恶的便恨光，并不来就光，恐怕他的行为受责备。

21但行真理的必来就光，要显明他所行的是靠 神而行。」

耶稣和施洗约翰

22这事以后，耶稣和门徒到了犹太地，在那里居住，施洗。

23约翰在靠近撒冷的哀嫩也施洗；因为那里水多，众人都去受洗。（

24那时约翰还没有下在监里。）

25约翰的门徒和一个犹太人辩论洁净的礼，

26就来见约翰，说：「拉比，从前同你在约旦河外、你所见证的那位，现在施洗，众人都往他那里去了。」

27约翰说：「若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得什么。

28我曾说：『我不是基督，是奉差遣在他前面的』，你们自己可以给我作见证。

29娶新妇的就是新郎；新郎的朋友站着，听见新郎的声音就甚喜乐。故此，我这喜乐满足了。

30他必兴旺，我必衰微。」

从天上来的那一位

31「从天上来的是在万有之上；从地上来的是属乎地，他所说的也是属乎地。从天上来的是在万有之上。

32他将所见所闻的见证出来，只是没有人领受他的见证。

33那领受他见证的，就印上印，证明 神是真的。

34神所差来的就说 神的话，因为 神赐圣灵给他是没有限量的。

35父爱子，已将万有交在他手里。

36信子的人有永生；不信子的人得不着永生， 神的震怒常在他身上。」

1And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

2This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which thou dost, unless God be with him.

3Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4Nicodemus saith 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?

5Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

7Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

8The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?

10Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things?

11Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony.

12If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?

13And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.

14And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting.

16For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting.

17For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him.

18He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19And 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.

20For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.

21But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God.

22After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized.

23And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized.

24For John was not yet cast into prison.

25And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning purification:

26And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven.

28You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30He must increase, but I must decrease.

31He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all.

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

33He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true.

34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.

35The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand.

36He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.