23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, 24 many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did. But 25 Jesus did not trust himself unto them, for that he knew all men, and because he needed not that any one should bear witness concerning [1]man; for he himself knew what was in man. 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus,[a] a ruler 2 of the Jews: the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man 3 can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him. Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born [2]anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto 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? 5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of 6 God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is 7 born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye 8 must be born [2]anew. [3]The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? 10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou the teacher of Israel, 11 and understandest not these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and bear witness of that we have 12 seen; and ye receive not our witness. If I told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you 13 heavenly things? And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, _even_ the Son of man, [4]which is in 14 heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness [_see 15 Num. 21:8-9_], even so must the Son of man be lifted up: that whosoever [5]believeth may in him have eternal life. 16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have 17 eternal life. For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the 18 world; but that the world should be saved through him. He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not has been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the 19 only begotten Son of God. And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the 20 light; for their works were evil. For every one that [6]doeth ill hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works 21 should be [7]reproved. But he that doeth the truth cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, [8]that they have been wrought in God.