John 3

NEW JERUSALEM	GREEK BIBLE
1 There was one of the Pharisees called Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews,	1 Ητο δε ανθρωπος τις εκ των Φαρισαιων, Νικοδημος ονομαζομενος, αρχων των Ιουδαιων.
2 who came to Jesus by night and said, 'Rabbi, we know that you have come from God as a teacher; forno one could perform the signs that you do unless God were with him.'	2 Ουτος ηλθε προς τον Ιησουν δια νυκτος και ειπε προς αυτον? Ραββι, εξευρομεν οτι απο Θεου ηλθες διδασκαλος? διοτι ουδεις δυναται να καμνη τα σημεια ταυτα, τα οποια συ καμνεις, εαν δεν ηναι ο Θεος μετ' αυτου.
3 Jesus answered: In al truth I tel you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born fromabove.	3 Απεκριθη ο Ιησους και ειπε προς αυτον? Αληθως, αληθως σοι λεγω, εαν τις δεν γεννηθη ανωθεν, δεν δυναται να ιδη την βασιλειαν του Θεου.
4 Nicodemus said, 'How can anyone who is already old be born? Is it possible to go back into the wombagain and be born?'	4 Λεγει προς αυτον ο Νικοδημος? Πως δυναται ανθρωπος να γεννηθη γερων ων; μηποτε δυναται να εισελθη δευτεραν φοραν εις την κοιλιαν της μητρος αυτου και να γεννηθη;
5 Jesus replied: In al truth I tel you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born throughwater and the Spirit;	5 Απεκριθη ο Ιησους? Αληθως, αληθως σοι λεγω, εαν τις δεν γεννηθη εξ υδατος και Πνευματος, δεν δυναται να εισελθη εις την βασιλειαν του Θεου.
6 what is born of human nature is human; what is born of the Spirit is spirit.	6 Το γεγεννημενον εκ της σαρκος ειναι σαρξ και το γεγεννημενον εκ του Πνευματος ειναι πνευμα.
7 Do not be surprised when I say: You must be born from above.	7 Μη θαυμασης οτι σοι ειπον, Πρεπει να γεννηθητε ανωθεν.
8 The wind blows where it pleases; you can hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from orwhere it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.	8 Ο ανεμος οπου θελει πνεει, και την φωνην αυτου ακουεις, αλλα δεν εξευρεις ποθεν ερχεται και που υπαγει? ουτως ειναι πας, οστις εγεννηθη εκ του Πνευματος.
9 'How is that possible?' asked Nicodemus.	9 Απεκριθη ο Νικοδημος και ειπε προς αυτον? Πως δυνανται να γεινωσι ταυτα;
10 Jesus replied, 'You are the Teacher of Israel, and you do not know these things!	10 Απεκριθη ο Ιησους και ειπε προς αυτον? Συ εισαι ο διδασκαλος του Ισραηλ και ταυτα δεν εξευρεις;
11 'In al truth I tel you, we speak only about what we know and witness only to what we have seen and yet you people reject our evidence.	11 Αληθως, αληθως σοι λεγω οτι εκεινο το οποιον εξευρομεν λαλουμεν και εκεινο το οποιον ειδομεν μαρτυρουμεν, και την μαρτυριαν ημων δεν δεχεσθε.
12 If you do not believe me when I speak to you about earthly things, how wil you believe me when Ispeak to you about heavenly things?	12 Εαν τα επιγεια σας ειπον και δεν πιστευητε, πως, εαν σας ειπω τα επουρανια, θελετε πιστευσει;
13 No one has gone up to heaven except the one who came down from heaven, the Son of man;	13 Και ουδεις ανεβη εις τον ουρανον ειμη ο καταβας εκ του ουρανου, ο Υιος του ανθρωπου, ο ων εν τω ουρανω.
14 as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up	14 Και καθως ο Μωυσης υψωσε τον οφιν εν τη ερημω, ουτω πρεπει να υψωθη ο Υιος του ανθρωπου,
15 so that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.	15 δια να μη απολεσθη πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον, αλλα να εχη ζωην αιωνιον.
16 For this is how God loved the world: he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him maynot perish but may have eternal life.	16 Διοτι τοσον ηγαπησεν ο Θεος τον κοσμον, ωστε εδωκε τον Υιον αυτου τον μονογενη, δια να μη απολεσθη πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον, αλλα να εχη ζωην αιωνιον.
17 For God sent his Son into the world not to judge the world, but so that through him the world might besaved.	17 Επειδη δεν απεστειλεν ο Θεος τον Υιον αυτου εις τον κοσμον δια να κρινη τον κοσμον, αλλα δια να σωθη ο κοσμος δι' αυτου.
18 No one who believes in him wil be judged; but whoever does not believe is judged already, becausethat person does not believe in the Name of God's only Son.	18 Οστις πιστευει εις αυτον δεν κρινεται, οστις ομως δεν πιστευει ειναι ηδη κεκριμενος, διοτι δεν επιστευσεν εις το ονομα του μονογενους Υιου του Θεου.
19 And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkness tothe light because their deeds were evil.	19 Και αυτη ειναι η κρισις, οτι το φως ηλθεν εις τον κοσμον, και οι ανθρωποι ηγαπησαν το σκοτος μαλλον παρα το φως? διοτι ησαν πονηρα τα εργα αυτων.
20 And indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, to prevent his actions from beingshown up;	20 Επειδη πας, οστις πραττει φαυλα, μισει το φως και δεν ερχεται εις το φως, δια να μη ελεγχθωσι τα εργα αυτου?
21 but whoever does the truth comes out into the light, so that what he is doing may plainly appear asdone in God.'	21 οστις ομως πραττει την αληθειαν, ερχεται εις το φως, δια να φανερωθωσι τα εργα αυτου οτι επραχθησαν κατα Θεον.
22 After this, Jesus went with his disciples into the Judaean countryside and stayed with them there andbaptised.	22 Μετα ταυτα ηλθεν ο Ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις την γην της Ιουδαιας, και εκει διετριβε μετ' αυτων και εβαπτιζεν.
23 John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, where there was plenty of water, and people were goingthere and were being baptised.	23 Ητο δε και ο Ιωαννης βαπτιζων εν Αινων πλησιον του Σαλειμ, διοτι ησαν εκει υδατα πολλα, και ηρχοντο και εβαπτιζοντο?
24 For John had not yet been put in prison.	24 Επειδη ο Ιωαννης δεν ητο ετι βεβλημενος εις την φυλακην.
25 Now a discussion arose between some of John's disciples and a Jew about purification,	25 Εγεινε λοιπον συζητησις περι καθαρισμου παρα των μαθητων του Ιωαννου με Ιουδαιους τινας.
26 so they went to John and said, 'Rabbi, the man who was with you on the far side of the Jordan, theman to whom you bore witness, is baptising now, and everyone is going to him.'	26 Και ηλθον προς τον Ιωαννην και ειπον προς αυτον? Ραββι, εκεινος οστις ητο μετα σου περαν του Ιορδανου, εις τον οποιον συ εμαρτυρησας, ιδου, ουτος βαπτιζει και παντες ερχονται προς αυτον.
27 John replied: 'No one can have anything except what is given him from heaven.	27 Απεκριθη ο Ιωαννης και ειπε? Δεν δυναται ο ανθρωπος να λαμβανη ουδεν, εαν δεν ηναι δεδομενον εις αυτον εκ του ουρανου.
28 'You yourselves can bear me out. I said, "I am not the Christ; I am the one who has been sent to go infront of him."	28 Σεις αυτοι εισθε μαρτυρες μου οτι ειπον? Δεν ειμαι εγω ο Χριστος, αλλ' οτι ειμαι απεσταλμενος εμπροσθεν εκεινου.
29 'It is the bridegroom who has the bride; and yet the bridegroom's friend, who stands there and listensto him, is fil ed with joy at the bridegroom's voice. This is the joy I feel, and it is complete.	29 Οστις εχει την νυμφην ειναι νυμφιος? ο δε φιλος του νυμφιου, ο ισταμενος και ακουων αυτον, χαιρει καθ' υπερβολην δια την φωνην του νυμφιου. Αυτη λοιπον η χαρα η ιδικη μου επληρωθη.
30 He must grow greater, I must grow less.	30 Εκεινος πρεπει να αυξανη, εγω δε να ελαττονωμαι.
31 He who comes from above is above al others; he who is of the earth is earthly himself and speaks inan earthly way. He who comes from heaven	31 Ο ερχομενος ανωθεν ειναι υπερανω παντων. Ο ων εκ της γης εκ της γης ειναι και εκ της γης λαλει? ο ερχομενος εκ του ουρανου ειναι υπερανω παντων,
32 bears witness to the things he has seen and heard, but his testimony is not accepted by anybody;	32 και εκεινο το οποιον ειδε και ηκουσε, τουτο μαρτυρει, και ουδεις δεχεται την μαρτυριαν αυτου.
33 though anyone who does accept his testimony is attesting that God is true,	33 Οστις δεχθη την μαρτυριαν αυτου επεσφραγισεν οτι ο Θεος ειναι αληθης.
34 since he whom God has sent speaks God's own words, for God gives him the Spirit without reserve.	34 Διοτι εκεινος, τον οποιον απεστειλεν ο Θεος, τους λογους του Θεου λαλει? επειδη ο Θεος δεν διδει εις αυτον το Πνευμα με μετρον.
35 The Father loves the Son and has entrusted everything to his hands.	35 Ο Πατηρ αγαπα τον Υιον και παντα εδωκεν εις την χειρα αυτου.
36 Anyone who believes in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to believe in the Son willnever see life: God's retribution hangs over him.'	36 Οστις πιστευει εις τον Υιον εχει ζωην αιωνιον? οστις ομως απειθει εις τον Υιον δεν θελει ιδει ζωην, αλλ' η οργη του Θεου μενει επανω αυτου.