John 3 - Israeli Authorized Version

¹ There was a man of the Prushim, named Nakdimon, a ruler of the Jews:

² The same came to Y'shuw`a by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from Elohim: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except Elohim be with him.

³ Y'shuw`a answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of Elohim.

⁴ Nakdimon saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

⁵ Y'shuw`a answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Ruach, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of Elohim.

⁶ That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Ruach is Ruach.

⁷ Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

⁸ The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Ruach.

⁹ Nakdimon answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

¹⁰ Y'shuw`a answered and said unto him, Art thou a rabbi of Yisrael, and knowest not these things?

¹¹ Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

¹² If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

¹³ And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

¹⁴ And as Moshe lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

¹⁵ That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

¹⁶ For Elohim so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

¹⁷ For Elohim sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

¹⁸ He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of Elohim.

¹⁹ And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

²⁰ For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

²¹ But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in Elohim.

²² After these things came Y'shuw`a and his talmidim into the land of Yhudah; and there he tarried with them, and immersed.

²³ And Yochanan also was immersing in Einayim near to Shalem, because there was much water there: and they came, and were immersed.

²⁴ For Yochanan was not yet cast into prison.

²⁵ Then there arose a question between some of Yochanan's talmidim and the Jews about purifying.

²⁶ And they came unto Yochanan, and said unto him, rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Yarden, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same immerses, and all men come to him.

²⁷ Yochanan answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

²⁸ Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not HaMoshiach, but that I am sent before him.

²⁹ He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

³⁰ He must increase, but I must decrease.

³¹ He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

³² And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

³³ He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that Elohim is true.

³⁴ For he whom Elohim hath sent speaketh the words of Elohim: for Elohim giveth not the Ruach by measure unto him.

³⁵ The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

³⁶ He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of Elohim abideth on him.