Jesus teaches Nicodemus the necessity of being born again, |
of faith in his death, |
the great love of God toward the world, |
and the condemnation for unbelief. |
18 ὁ
πιστεύων
εἰς
αὐτὸν
οὐ
κρίνεται·
ὁ
μὴ
πιστεύων
ἤδη
κέκριται,
ὅτι
μὴ
πεπίστευκεν
εἰς
τὸ
ὄνομα
τοῦ
μονογενοῦς
υἱοῦ
τοῦ
θεοῦ.
19 αὕτη
δὲ
ἐστιν
ἡ
κρίσις
ὅτι
τὸ
φῶς
ἐλήλυθεν
εἰς
τὸν
κόσμον
καὶ
ἠγάπησαν
οἱ
ἄνθρωποι
μᾶλλον
τὸ
σκότος
ἢ
τὸ
φῶς·
ἦν
γὰρ
αὐτῶν
πονηρὰ
τὰ
ἔργα.
20 πᾶς
γὰρ
ὁ
φαῦλα
πράσσων
μισεῖ
τὸ
φῶς
καὶ
οὐκ
ἔρχεται
πρὸς
τὸ
φῶς,
ἵνα
μὴ
ἐλεγχθῇ
τὰ
ἔργα
αὐτοῦ·
21 ὁ
δὲ
ποιῶν
τὴν
ἀλήθειαν
ἔρχεται
πρὸς
τὸ
φῶς,
ἵνα
φανερωθῇ
αὐτοῦ
τὰ
ἔργα
ὅτι
ἐν
θεῷ
ἐστιν
εἰργασμένα.
|
Jesus baptizes in Judea. |
The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Jesus. |
31 Ὁ
ἄνωθεν
ἐρχόμενος
ἐπάνω
πάντων
ἐστίν·
ὁ
ὢν
ἐκ
τῆς
γῆς
ἐκ
τῆς
γῆς
ἐστιν
καὶ
ἐκ
τῆς
γῆς
λαλεῖ.
ὃ
ἐκ
τοῦ
οὐρανοῦ
ἐρχόμενος
ἐπάνω
πάντων
ἐστιν·
32 ὁ
ἑώρακεν
καὶ
ἤκουσεν
τοῦτο
μαρτυρεῖ,
καὶ
τὴν
μαρτυρίαν
αὐτοῦ
οὐδεὶς
λαμβάνει.
33 ὁ
λαβὼν
αὐτοῦ
τὴν
μαρτυρίαν
ἐσφράγισεν
ὅτι
ὁ
θεὸς
ἀληθής
ἐστιν.
34 ὃν
γὰρ
ἀπέστειλεν
ὸ
θεὸς
τὰ
ῥήματα
τοῦ
θεοῦ
λαλεῖ,
οὐ
γὰρ
ἐκ
μέτρου
δίδωσιν
τὸ
πνεῦμα.
35 ὁ
πατὴρ
ἀγαπᾷ
τὸν
υἱὸν
καὶ
πάντα
δέδωκεν
ἐν
τῇ
χειρὶ
αὐτοῦ.
36 ὁ
πιστεύων
εἰς
τὸν
υἱὸν
ἔχει
ζωὴν
αἰώνιον·
ὁ
δὲ
ἀπειθῶν
τῷ
υἱῷ
οὐκ
ὄψεται
ζωήν,
ἀλλ’
ἡ
ὀργὴ
τοῦ
θεοῦ
μένει
ἐπ’
αὐτόν. |