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| 3:1 | There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of ye Iewes: |
| 3:2 | The same came to Iesus by night, and said vnto him, Rabbi, wee know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can doe these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. |
| 3:3 | Iesus answered, and said vnto him, Uerily, verily I say vnto thee, except a man be borne againe, he cannot see the kingdome of God. |
| 3:4 | Nicodemus saith vnto him, How can a man be borne when he is old? Can he enter the second time into his mothers wombe, and be borne? |
| 3:5 | Iesus answered, Uerily, verily I say vnto thee, except a man be borne of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdome of God. |
| 3:6 | That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh, and that which is borne of the spirit, is spirit. |
| 3:7 | Marueile not that I saide vnto thee, Ye must be borne againe. |
| 3:8 | The winde bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tel whence it commeth, and whither it goeth: So is euery one that is borne of the Spirit. |
| 3:9 | Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, How can these things be? |
| 3:10 | Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? |
| 3:11 | Uerely, verely I say vnto thee, We speake that we doe know, and testifie that wee haue seene; and yee receiue not our witnesse. |
| 3:12 | If I haue tolde you earthly things, and ye beleeue not: how shall ye beleeue if I tell you of heauenly things? |
| 3:13 | And no man hath ascended vp to heauen, but hee that came downe from heauen, euen the Sonne of man which is in heauen. |
| 3:14 | And as Moses lifted vp the serpent in the wildernesse: euen so must the Sonne of man be lifted vp: |
| 3:15 | That whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue eternall life. |
| 3:16 | For God so loued ye world, that he gaue his only begotten Sonne: that whosoeuer beleeueth in him, should not perish, but haue euerlasting life. |
| 3:17 | For God sent not his Sonne into the world to condemne the world: but that the world through him might be saued. |
| 3:18 | He that beleeueth on him, is not condemned: but hee that beleeueth not, is condemned already, because hee hath not beleeued in the Name of the onely begotten Sonne of God. |
| 3:19 | And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loued darknesse rather then light, because their deedes were euill. |
| 3:20 | For euery one that doeth euill, hateth the light, neither commeth to the light, lest his deeds should be reproued. |
| 3:21 | But hee that doeth trueth, commeth to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. |
| 3:22 | After these things, came Iesus and his disciples into the land of Iudea, and there hee taried with them, and baptized. |
| 3:23 | And Iohn also was baptizing in Aenon, neere to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. |
| 3:24 | For Iohn was not yet cast into prison. |
| 3:25 | Then there arose a question between some of Iohns disciples and the Iewes, about purifying. |
| 3:26 | And they came vnto Iohn, and said vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iordane, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. |
| 3:27 | Iohn answered, and said, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him from heauen. |
| 3:28 | Ye your selues beare me witnesse, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. |
| 3:29 | He that hath the bride, is the bridegrome: but the friend of the bridegrome, which standeth and heareth him, reioyceth greatly because of the bridegromes voice: This my ioy therefore is fulfilled. |
| 3:30 | Hee must increase, but I must decrease. |
| 3:31 | Hee that commeth from aboue, is aboue all: hee that is of the earth, is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: hee that cometh from heauen is aboue all: |
| 3:32 | And what hee hath seene and heard, that he testifieth, and no man receiueth his testimony: |
| 3:33 | He that hath receiued his testimonie, hath set to his seale, that God is true. |
| 3:34 | For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: For God giueth not the Spirit by measure vnto him. |
| 3:35 | The Father loueth the Sonne, and hath giuen al things into his hand. |
| 3:36 | He that beleeueth on the Sonne, hath euerlasting life: and he that beleeueth not the Sonne, shall not see life: but the wrath of God abideth on him. |
| 3:1 | There was a man of the Pharises, named Nicodemus a ruler amoge the Iewes. |
| 3:2 | The same came vnto Iesus by night, & sayde vnto hi: Master, we knowe yt thou art come a teacher fro God: for no ma can do these tokes yt thou doest, excepte God be with him. |
| 3:3 | Iesus answered, and sayde vnto him: Verely verely I saye vnto the: Excepte a man be borne a new, he can not se the kyngdome of God. |
| 3:4 | Nicodemus sayde vnto him: How can a man be borne, whan he is olde? Can he entre into his mothers wombe, and be borne agayne? |
| 3:5 | Iesus answered: Verely verely I saye vnto the: Excepte a ma be borne of water and of the sprete, he can not come in to ye kyngdome of God. |
| 3:6 | That which is borne of flesh, is flesh: & that which is borne of the sprete, is sprete. |
| 3:7 | Maruell not, that I sayde vnto ye: Ye must be borne of new. |
| 3:8 | The wynde bloweth where he wyl, and thou hearest his sounde: but thou canst not tell whece he commeth, and whither he goeth. So is euery one, that is borne of the sprete. |
| 3:9 | Nicodemus answered, and sayde vnto him: How maye these be? |
| 3:10 | Iesus answered, & sayde vnto hi: Art thou a Master in Israel, & knowest not these? |
| 3:11 | Verely I saye vnto ye: We speake that we knowe, and testifie that we haue sene, and ye receaue not oure wytnesse. |
| 3:12 | Yf ye beleue not whan I tell you of earthly thinges, how shulde ye beleue, wha I speake vnto you of heauenly thinges? |
| 3:13 | And no man ascendeth vp in to heauen, but he that is come downe from heaue, (namely) the sonne of man which is in heauen. |
| 3:14 | And like as Moses lift vp the serpent in the wyldernes, euen so must the sonne of man be lift vp, |
| 3:15 | that who so euer beleueth in him, shulde not perish, but haue euerlastinge life. |
| 3:16 | For God so loued the worlde, that he gaue his onely sonne, that who so euer beleueth in hi, shulde not perishe, but haue euerlastinge life. |
| 3:17 | For God sent not his sonne in to ye worlde to condempne the worlde, but that the worlde might be saued by him. |
| 3:18 | He that beleueth on him, shal not be codemned. But he that beleueth not, is codemned allready: because he beleueth not on the name of the onely sonne of God. |
| 3:19 | But this is ye codempnacion, that the light is come in to the worlde, and men loued the darknesse more the ye light: for their workes were euell. |
| 3:20 | Whosoeuer doth euell, hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his dedes shulde not be reproued. |
| 3:21 | But he that doth the trueth, commeth to the light, that his workes maye be knowne: for they are done in God. |
| 3:22 | Afterwarde came Iesus & his disciples in to the lode of Iewry, and had his beynge there with them, and baptysed |
| 3:23 | Ihon baptysed also in Enon besyde Salem: for there was moch water there. And they came thither, and were baptysed: |
| 3:24 | for Iohn was not yet put in preson. |
| 3:25 | Then arose there a question amonge the disciples of Ihon with the Iewes aboute the purifienge, |
| 3:26 | and they came vnto Ihon, and sayde vnto him: Master, he yt was with the beyonde Iordan, of whom thou barest wytnesse, beholde, he baptyseth, and euery man cometh vnto him. |
| 3:27 | Ihon answered and sayde: A man can receaue nothinge, excepte it be geuen him from heaue. |
| 3:28 | Ye youreselues are my witnesses, how that I sayde, I am not Christ, but am sent before him. |
| 3:29 | He that hath the bryde, is the brydegrome: but the frende of the brydegrome stondeth, and herkeneth vnto him, and reioyseth greatly ouer the voyce of the brydegrome, this same ioye of myne is now fulfilled. |
| 3:30 | He must increace, but I must decreace. |
| 3:31 | He that commeth from an hye, is aboue all. He that is of the earth, is earthly, and speaketh of the earth. He that commeth fro heauen, is aboue all, |
| 3:32 | and testifieth what he hath sene & herde, and no man receaueth his wytnesse. |
| 3:33 | But he that receaueth it, hath set to his seale, that God is true. |
| 3:34 | For he who God hath sent, speaketh ye wordes of God: for God geueth not the sprete (vnto him) by measure. |
| 3:35 | The father loueth the sonne, and hath geuen him all thinges in to his hande. |
| 3:36 | He that beleueth on the sonne, hath euerlastinge life: he that beleueth not the sonne, shal not se the life, but ye wrath of God abydeth vpon him. |
| 3:1 | And there was a man of the Farisees, Nychodeme bi name, a prince of the Jewis. |
| 3:2 | And he cam to Jhesu bi niyt, and seide to hym, Rabi, we witen, that thou art comun fro God maister; for no man may do these signes, that thou doist, but God be with hym. |
| 3:3 | Jhesus answerde, and seide to hym, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen, he may not se the kyngdom of God. |
| 3:4 | Nychodeme seide to hym, Hou may a man be borun, whanne he is eeld? whether he may entre ayen in to his modris wombe, and be borun ayen? |
| 3:5 | Jhesus answeride, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen of watir, and of the Hooli Goost, he may not entre in to the kyngdom of God. |
| 3:6 | `That that is borun of the fleisch, is fleisch; and `that that is borun of spirit, is spirit. |
| 3:7 | Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee, It bihoueth you to be borun ayen. |
| 3:8 | The spirit brethith where he wole, and thou herist his vois, but thou wost not, fro whennus he cometh, ne whidir he goith; so is ech man that is borun of the spirit. |
| 3:9 | Nychodeme answeride, and seide to hym, Hou moun these thingis be don? |
| 3:10 | Jhesus answeride, and seide to hym, Thou art a maister in Israel, and knowist not these thingis? |
| 3:11 | Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, for we speken that that we witen, and we witnessen that that we han seyn, and ye taken not oure witnessyng. |
| 3:12 | If Y haue seid to you ertheli thingis, and ye bileuen not, hou if Y seie to you heueneli thingis, schulen ye bileue? |
| 3:13 | And no man stieth in to heuene, but he that cam doun fro heuene, mannys sone that is in heuene. |
| 3:14 | And as Moises areride a serpent in desert, so it bihoueth mannys sone to be reisid, |
| 3:15 | that ech man that bileueth in hym, perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. |
| 3:16 | For God louede so the world, that he yaf his `oon bigetun sone, that ech man that bileueth in him perische not, but haue euerlastynge lijf. |
| 3:17 | For God sente not his sone in to the world, that he iuge the world, but that the world be saued bi him. |
| 3:18 | He that bileueth in hym, is not demed; but he that bileueth not, is now demed, for he bileueth not in the name of the `oon bigetun sone of God. |
| 3:19 | And this is the dom, for liyt cam in to the world, and men loueden more derknessis than liyt; for her werkes weren yuele. |
| 3:20 | For ech man that doith yuele, hatith the liyt; and he cometh not to the liyt, that hise werkis be not repreued. |
| 3:21 | But he that doith treuthe, cometh to the liyt, that hise werkis be schewid, that thei ben don in God. |
| 3:22 | Aftir these thingis Jhesus cam, and hise disciplis, in to the loond of Judee, and there he dwellide with hem, and baptiside. |
| 3:23 | And Joon was baptisinge in Ennon, bisidis Salym, for many watris weren there; and thei camen, and weren baptisid. |
| 3:24 | And Joon was not yit sent in to prisoun. |
| 3:25 | Therfor a questioun was maad of Jonys disciplis with the Jewis, of the purificacioun. |
| 3:26 | And thei camen to Joon, and seiden `to hym, Maister, he that was with thee biyonde Jordan, to whom thou hast borun witnessyng, lo! he baptisith, and alle men comen to hym. |
| 3:27 | Joon answerde, and seide, A man may not take ony thing, but it be youun to hym fro heuene. |
| 3:28 | Ye you silf beren witnessyng to me, that Y seide, Y am not Crist, but that Y am sent bifore hym. |
| 3:29 | He that hath a wijf, is the hosebonde; but the freend of the spouse that stondith, and herith hym, ioieth with ioye, for the vois of the spouse. Therfor in this thing my ioye is fulfillid. |
| 3:30 | It bihoueth hym to wexe, but me to be maad lesse. |
| 3:31 | He that cam from aboue, is aboue alle; he that is of the erthe, spekith of the erthe; he that cometh from heuene, is aboue alle. |
| 3:32 | And he witnessith that thing that he hath seie, and herde, and no man takith his witnessing. |
| 3:33 | But he that takith his witnessyng, hath confermyd that God is sothefast. |
| 3:34 | But he whom God hath sent, spekith the wordis of God; for not to mesure God yyueth the spirit. |
| 3:35 | The fadir loueth the sone, and he hath youun alle thingis in his hoond. |
| 3:36 | He that bileueth in the sone, hath euerlastynge lijf; but he that is vnbileueful to the sone, schal not se euerlastynge lijf, but the wraththe of God dwellith on hym. |
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