约翰福音 3

论重生

1 有一个法利赛人名叫尼哥德慕，是犹太人的官。2 一天晚上，他来见耶稣，说：“老师，我们知道你是上帝差来教导人的，因为如果没有上帝的同在，没有人能行你所行的神迹。”

3 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生t，就不能看见上帝的国。”

4 尼哥德慕说：“人老了，怎能重生呢？难道要再进母腹生一次吗？”

5 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人如果不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。6 从肉体生的还是肉体，从圣灵生的才是灵。7 所以我说你们必须重生，你不要惊奇。8 风随意吹动，你听见它的声音，却不知道它从哪里来，往哪里去。凡从圣灵生的人也是这样。”

9 尼哥德慕又问：“这怎么可能呢？”

10 耶稣说：“你是以色列人的教师，还不明白这事吗？11 我实实在在地告诉你，我们所说的是自己知道的，所见证的是自己见过的，可是你们不肯接受我们的见证。12 我对你们说地上的事，你们尚且不信，要是说天上的事，你们怎么会信呢？13 除了从天上降下来的人子t以外，没有人到过天上。14 摩西在旷野怎样举起铜蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，15 叫一切信祂的人都得到永生。

16 “因为上帝爱世人，甚至将祂独一的儿子赐给他们，叫一切信祂的人不至灭亡，反得永生。17 上帝差祂的儿子到世上来，不是要定世人的罪，而是要借着祂的儿子拯救世人。18 信祂的人不会被定罪，不信的人已经被定罪，因为他们不信上帝独一的儿子。19 光来到世上，世人因为自己的行为邪恶而不爱光，反爱黑暗，这就是他们被定罪的原因。20 作恶的人恨光，不肯接近光，恐怕他们的罪行暴露出来。21 但遵行真理的人喜欢接近光，好显明他所做的是靠上帝做的。”

施洗者约翰论耶稣

22 这事之后，耶稣和门徒前往犹太地区，在那里住下来给人施洗。23-24 那时约翰还没有入狱，他在靠近撒冷的哀嫩也给人施洗。那里水多，众人都去受洗。25 约翰的门徒和一个犹太人为了洁净的礼仪争辩起来，26 于是门徒来见约翰，说：“老师，你看，以前在约旦河对岸和你在一起、你为祂做见证的那位在给人施洗，众人都去祂那里了！”

27 约翰回答说：“除非是从天上赏赐下来的，否则人什么都得不到。28 你们自己可以为我做见证，我说过我不是基督，我只是奉差在祂前面预备道路的。29 娶新娘的是新郎，站在旁边的朋友听见新郎的声音，就会欢喜快乐。因此，我现在也心满意足了。30 祂必兴旺，我必衰微。

31 “从天上来的，超越一切；从地上来的，属于地，他所谈论的也不外乎地上的事。那来自天上、超越万物的，32 要把所见所闻讲给人听，只是没有人接受祂的见证。33 但已经接受祂见证的人证实了上帝是真实的。34 上帝所差来的，说的是上帝的话，因为上帝将圣灵无限量地赐给祂。35 父爱子，已把万物交在祂手里。36 信子的人有永生；不信子的人得不到永生，上帝的烈怒常在他身上。”

John 3

Conversation with Nicodemus

1 Now a certain man, a Pharisees named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,t2 came to Jesust at nightts and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signss that you do unless God is with him.”3 Jesus replied,t “I tell you the solemn truth,t unless a person is born from above,ts he cannot see the kingdom of God.”s

4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”t
5 Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth,t unless a person is born of water and spirit,ts he cannot enter the kingdom of God.6 What is born of the flesh is flesh,s and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must allt be born from above.’t

8 The windt blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”s
9 Nicodemus replied,t “How can these things be?”s10 Jesus answered,t “Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?s11 I tell you the solemn truth,t we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, butt you peoplet do not accept our testimony.s12 If I have told you peoplet about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?s13 No onet has ascendeds into heaven except the one who descended from heaven – the Son of Man.ss14 Just ast Moses lifted up the serpentsin the wilderness,s so must the Son of Man be lifted up,s

15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.”ts
16 For this is the wayts God loved the world: He gave his one and onlyt Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perisht but have eternal life.s17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world,s but that the world should be saved through him.18 The one who believes in him is not condemned.t The one who does not believe has been condemnedt already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and onlyt Son of God.19 Now this is the basis for judging:t that the light has come into the world and peoplet loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.20 For everyone who does evil deeds hates the light and does not come to the light, so that their deeds will not be exposed.

21 But the one who practices the truth comes to the light, so that it may be plainly evident that his deeds have been done in God.s

Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist

22 After this,t Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.23 Johns was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim,t because water was plentiful there, and people were comingt to himt and being baptized.

24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)s
25 Now a dispute came about between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jewst concerning ceremonial washing.ts

26 So they came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River,t about whom you testified – see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
27 John replied,t “No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ts but rather, ‘I have been sent before him.’29 The one who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom, who stands by and listens for him, rejoices greatlyt when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. This then is my joy, and it is complete.t

30 He must become more important while I become less important.”s
31 The one who comes from above is superior to all.t The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things.t The one who comes from heavens is superior to all.st32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.33 The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed clearly that God is truthful.t34 For the one whom God has sentt speaks the words of God, for he does not give the Spirit sparingly.t35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.t

36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. The one who rejectst the Son will not see life, but God’s wratht remainst on him.