therefore he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he
had said this; and they believed the scripture and the word which Jesus
had spoken.
23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many
believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did. 24 But Jesus
did not trust himself to them, because he knew all men, 25 and he had no
need for anyone to bear witness of man, for he knew what was in man.
3
1 Now 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 a teacher come from God; for no one can
do these signs that you do unless God is with him." 3 Jesus answered
him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is 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?" 5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born
of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter 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
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' 8 The wind
blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you cannot tell
where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born
of the Spirit." 9 Nicodemus said to him, "How can this be?" 10 Jesus
answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not
understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what
we know, and testify to what we have seen; but you do not receive our
testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe,
how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 No one has
ascended into heaven, but he who came from heaven ñ the Son of Man. 14
And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of
Man be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever
believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did
not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world
through him might be saved. 18 He who believes in him is not
condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because
he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God. 19 And this is the
judgment, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness
rather than light, because their deeds were evil. 20 For every one who
does evil hates the light, and does not come to the light, lest his deeds
should be exposed. 21 But he who does the truth comes to the light, that
it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been done in God."
22 After this Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea,
and there he remained with them and baptized. 23 Now John also was
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