| Chapter 3 |
1 | [] Hto de anqrwpoV tiV ek twn Farisaiwn, NikodhmoV onomazomenoV, arcwn twn Ioudaiwn. |
2 | OutoV hlqe proV ton Ihsoun dia nuktoV kai eipe proV auton× Rabbi, exeuromen oti apo Qeou hlqeV didaskaloV× dioti oudeiV dunatai na kamnh ta shmeia tauta, ta opoia su kamneiV, ean den hnai o QeoV met' autou. |
3 | Apekriqh o IhsouV kai eipe proV auton× AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw, ean tiV den gennhqh anwqen, den dunatai na idh thn basileian tou Qeou. |
4 | Legei proV auton o NikodhmoV× PwV dunatai anqrwpoV na gennhqh gerwn wn; mhpote dunatai na eiselqh deuteran foran eiV thn koilian thV mhtroV autou kai na gennhqh; |
5 | Apekriqh o IhsouV× AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw, ean tiV den gennhqh ex udatoV kai PneumatoV, den dunatai na eiselqh eiV thn basileian tou Qeou. |
6 | To gegennhmenon ek thV sarkoV einai sarx kai to gegennhmenon ek tou PneumatoV einai pneuma. |
7 | Mh qaumashV oti soi eipon, Prepei na gennhqhte anwqen. |
8 | O anemoV opou qelei pneei, kai thn fwnhn autou akoueiV, alla den exeureiV poqen ercetai kai pou upagei× outwV einai paV, ostiV egennhqh ek tou PneumatoV. |
9 | Apekriqh o NikodhmoV kai eipe proV auton× PwV dunantai na geinwsi tauta; |
10 | Apekriqh o IhsouV kai eipe proV auton× Su eisai o didaskaloV tou Israhl kai tauta den exeureiV; |
11 | AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw oti ekeino to opoion exeuromen laloumen kai ekeino to opoion eidomen marturoumen, kai thn marturian hmwn den decesqe. |
12 | Ean ta epigeia saV eipon kai den pisteuhte, pwV, ean saV eipw ta epourania, qelete pisteusei; |
13 | Kai oudeiV anebh eiV ton ouranon eimh o katabaV ek tou ouranou, o UioV tou anqrwpou, o wn en tw ouranw. |
14 | Kai kaqwV o MwushV uywse ton ofin en th erhmw, outw prepei na uywqh o UioV tou anqrwpou, |
15 | dia na mh apolesqh paV o pisteuwn eiV auton, alla na ech zwhn aiwnion. |
16 | Dioti toson hgaphsen o QeoV ton kosmon, wste edwke ton Uion autou ton monogenh, dia na mh apolesqh paV o pisteuwn eiV auton, alla na ech zwhn aiwnion. |
17 | Epeidh den apesteilen o QeoV ton Uion autou eiV ton kosmon dia na krinh ton kosmon, alla dia na swqh o kosmoV di' autou. |
18 | OstiV pisteuei eiV auton den krinetai, ostiV omwV den pisteuei einai hdh kekrimenoV, dioti den episteusen eiV to onoma tou monogenouV Uiou tou Qeou. |
19 | Kai auth einai h krisiV, oti to fwV hlqen eiV ton kosmon, kai oi anqrwpoi hgaphsan to skotoV mallon para to fwV× dioti hsan ponhra ta erga autwn. |
20 | Epeidh paV, ostiV prattei faula, misei to fwV kai den ercetai eiV to fwV, dia na mh elegcqwsi ta erga autou× |
21 | ostiV omwV prattei thn alhqeian, ercetai eiV to fwV, dia na fanerwqwsi ta erga autou oti epracqhsan kata Qeon. |
22 | [] Meta tauta hlqen o IhsouV kai oi maqhtai autou eiV thn ghn thV IoudaiaV, kai ekei dietribe met' autwn kai ebaptizen. |
23 | Hto de kai o IwannhV baptizwn en Ainwn plhsion tou Saleim, dioti hsan ekei udata polla, kai hrconto kai ebaptizonto× |
24 | Epeidh o IwannhV den hto eti beblhmenoV eiV thn fulakhn. |
25 | Egeine loipon suzhthsiV peri kaqarismou para twn maqhtwn tou Iwannou me IoudaiouV tinaV. |
26 | Kai hlqon proV ton Iwannhn kai eipon proV auton× Rabbi, ekeinoV ostiV hto meta sou peran tou Iordanou, eiV ton opoion su emarturhsaV, idou, outoV baptizei kai panteV ercontai proV auton. |
27 | Apekriqh o IwannhV kai eipe× Den dunatai o anqrwpoV na lambanh ouden, ean den hnai dedomenon eiV auton ek tou ouranou. |
28 | SeiV autoi eisqe martureV mou oti eipon× Den eimai egw o CristoV, all' oti eimai apestalmenoV emprosqen ekeinou. |
29 | OstiV ecei thn numfhn einai numfioV× o de filoV tou numfiou, o istamenoV kai akouwn auton, cairei kaq' uperbolhn dia thn fwnhn tou numfiou. Auth loipon h cara h idikh mou eplhrwqh. |
30 | EkeinoV prepei na auxanh, egw de na elattonwmai. |
31 | O ercomenoV anwqen einai uperanw pantwn. O wn ek thV ghV ek thV ghV einai kai ek thV ghV lalei× o ercomenoV ek tou ouranou einai uperanw pantwn, |
32 | kai ekeino to opoion eide kai hkouse, touto marturei, kai oudeiV decetai thn marturian autou. |
33 | OstiV decqh thn marturian autou epesfragisen oti o QeoV einai alhqhV. |
34 | Dioti ekeinoV, ton opoion apesteilen o QeoV, touV logouV tou Qeou lalei× epeidh o QeoV den didei eiV auton to Pneuma me metron. |
35 | O Pathr agapa ton Uion kai panta edwken eiV thn ceira autou. |
36 | OstiV pisteuei eiV ton Uion ecei zwhn aiwnion× ostiV omwV apeiqei eiV ton Uion den qelei idei zwhn, all' h orgh tou Qeou menei epanw autou. |