Therewasa manofthePharisees, namedNicodemus, a rulerof theJews: The samecametoJesusby night, andsaidunto him, Rabbi, we knowthatthou art a teachercomefromGod: forno mancandothesemiraclesthatthoudoest, exceptGodbewithhim. Jesusansweredandsaidunto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be bornagain, he cannotseethekingdom of God. Nicodemussaithuntohim, Howcana manbe bornwhen he isold? canheenterthe second timeintohismother's womb, andbe born? Jesusanswered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be bornofwaterand of the Spirit, he cannotenterintothekingdom of God. That which is bornofthefleshisflesh; and that which is bornoftheSpiritisspirit. Marvelnotthat I said unto thee, Yemust be bornagain. Thewindblowethwhere it listeth, and thou hearestthesoundthereof, but canst not tellwhence it cometh, andwhither it goeth: sois every one that is bornoftheSpirit. Nicodemusansweredandsaidunto him, Howcanthese thingsbe? Jesusansweredandsaidunto him, Artthou a master of Israel, andknowestnot these things? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Wespeakthat we do know, andtestifythat we have seen; and ye receivenotourwitness. If I have toldyou earthly things, and ye believenot, how shall ye believe, if I tellyou of heavenly things? And no man hath ascended uptoheaven, but he that came downfromheaven, even theSon of man which isinheaven. AndasMoses lifted uptheserpentinthewilderness, even somusttheSon of man be lifted up: Thatwhosoeverbelievethinhim should notperish, buthaveeternallife. ForGodsolovedtheworld, that he gavehis only begottenSon, thatwhosoeverbelievethinhim should notperish, buthaveeverlastinglife. ForGodsentnothisSonintotheworldtocondemntheworld; butthattheworldthroughhim might be saved. He that believethonhim is notcondemned: but he that believethnot is condemnedalready, because he hath notbelievedinthename of the only begottenSon of God. Andthisisthecondemnation, thatlight is comeintotheworld, andmenloveddarknessratherthanlight, becausetheirdeedswereevil. For every one that doethevilhateththelight, neithercomethtothelight, lesthisdeeds should be reproved. But he that doethtruthcomethtothelight, thathisdeeds may be made manifest, that they arewroughtinGod. Afterthese thingscameJesusandhisdisciplesintothelandof Judea; andtherehe tarriedwiththem, andbaptized. AndJohnalsowasbaptizinginAenonnear toSalim, becausethere wasmuchwaterthere: andthey came, andwere baptized. ForJohnwasnot yetcastintoprison. Thenthere arosea questionbetween some ofJohn's disciplesandthe Jewsaboutpurifying. Andthey cameuntoJohn, andsaidunto him, Rabbi, he thatwaswiththeebeyondJordan, to whomthoubarest witness, behold, the samebaptizeth, andall men cometohim. Johnansweredandsaid, A mancanreceivenothing, exceptit begivenhimfromheaven. Yeyourselvesbear me witness, thatI said, IamnottheChrist, butthatI amsentbeforehim. He that haththebrideisthe bridegroom: butthefriendof thebridegroom, which standethandhearethhim, rejoicethgreatlybecauseof thebridegroom's voice: thismyjoythereforeis fulfilled. Hemustincrease, butI must decrease. He that comethfrom aboveisaboveall: he that isoftheearthisearthly, andspeakethoftheearth: he that comethfromheavenisaboveall. Andwhathe hath seenandheard, thathe testifieth; andno manreceivethhistestimony. He that hath receivedhistestimonyhath set to his sealthatGodistrue. Forhe whomGodhath sentspeakeththewordsof God: forGodgivethnottheSpiritbymeasure unto him. TheFatherloveththeSon, andhath givenall thingsintohishand. He that believethontheSonhatheverlastinglife: andhe that believethnot theSonshall notseelife; butthewrathof Godabidethonhim.