Vangelo secondo Giovanni - John 3

GREEK BIBLE	CATHOLIC PUBLIC DOMAIN
1 Ητο δε ανθρωπος τις εκ των Φαρισαιων, Νικοδημος ονομαζομενος, αρχων των Ιουδαιων.	1 Now there was a man among the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.
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.	2 He went to Jesus at night, and he said to him: “Rabbi, we know that you have arrived as a teacher from God. For no one would be able to accomplish these signs, which you accomplish, unless God were with him.”
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.	3 Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
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;	4 Nicodemus said to him: “How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be reborn?”
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.	5 Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
6 Το γεγεννημενον εκ της σαρκος ειναι σαρξ και το γεγεννημενον εκ του Πνευματος ειναι πνευμα.	6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Μη θαυμασης οτι σοι ειπον, Πρεπει να γεννηθητε ανωθεν.	7 You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew.
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.	8 The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”
9 Απεκριθη ο Νικοδημος και ειπε προς αυτον? Πως δυνανται να γεινωσι ταυτα;	9 Nicodemus responded and said to him, “How are these things able to be accomplished?”
10 Απεκριθη ο Ιησους και ειπε προς αυτον? Συ εισαι ο διδασκαλος του Ισραηλ και ταυτα δεν εξευρεις;	10 Jesus responded and said to him: “You are a teacher in Israel, and you are ignorant of these things?
11 Αληθως, αληθως σοι λεγω οτι εκεινο το οποιον εξευρομεν λαλουμεν και εκεινο το οποιον ειδομεν μαρτυρουμεν, και την μαρτυριαν ημων δεν δεχεσθε.	11 Amen, amen, I say to you, that we speak about what we know, and we testify about what we have seen. But you do not accept our testimony.
12 Εαν τα επιγεια σας ειπον και δεν πιστευητε, πως, εαν σας ειπω τα επουρανια, θελετε πιστευσει;	12 If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things?
13 Και ουδεις ανεβη εις τον ουρανον ειμη ο καταβας εκ του ουρανου, ο Υιος του ανθρωπου, ο ων εν τω ουρανω.	13 And no one has ascended to heaven, except the one who descended from heaven: the Son of man who is in heaven.
14 Και καθως ο Μωυσης υψωσε τον οφιν εν τη ερημω, ουτω πρεπει να υψωθη ο Υιος του ανθρωπου,	14 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so also must the Son of man be lifted up,
15 δια να μη απολεσθη πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον, αλλα να εχη ζωην αιωνιον.	15 so that whoever believes in him may not 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.	16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
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.	17 For God did not send his Son into the world, in order to judge the world, but in order that the world may be saved through him.
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.	18 Whoever believes in him is not judged. But whoever does not believe is already judged, because he does not believe in the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
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.	19 And this is the judgment: that the Light has come into the world, and men loved darkness more than light. For their works were evil.
20 Επειδη πας, οστις πραττει φαυλα, μισει το φως και δεν ερχεται εις το φως, δια να μη ελεγχθωσι τα εργα αυτου?	20 For everyone who does evil hates the Light and does not go toward the Light, so that his works may not be corrected.
21 οστις ομως πραττει την αληθειαν, ερχεται εις το φως, δια να φανερωθωσι τα εργα αυτου οτι επραχθησαν κατα Θεον.	21 But whoever acts in truth goes toward the Light, so that his works may be manifested, because they have been accomplished in God.”
22 Μετα ταυτα ηλθεν ο Ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις την γην της Ιουδαιας, και εκει διετριβε μετ' αυτων και εβαπτιζεν.	22 After these things, Jesus and his disciples went into the land of Judea. And he was living there with them and baptizing.
23 Ητο δε και ο Ιωαννης βαπτιζων εν Αινων πλησιον του Σαλειμ, διοτι ησαν εκει υδατα πολλα, και ηρχοντο και εβαπτιζοντο?	23 Now John was also baptizing, at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water in that place. And they were arriving and being baptized.
24 Επειδη ο Ιωαννης δεν ητο ετι βεβλημενος εις την φυλακην.	24 For John had not yet been cast into prison.
25 Εγεινε λοιπον συζητησις περι καθαρισμου παρα των μαθητων του Ιωαννου με Ιουδαιους τινας.	25 Then a dispute occurred between the disciples of John and the Jews, about purification.
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.	26 And they went to John and said to him: “Rabbi, the one who was with you across the Jordan, about whom you offered testimony: behold, he is baptizing and everyone is going to him.”
27 Απεκριθη ο Ιωαννης και ειπε? Δεν δυναται ο ανθρωπος να λαμβανη ουδεν, εαν δεν ηναι δεδομενον εις αυτον εκ του ουρανου.	27 John responded and said: “A man is not able to receive anything, unless it has been given to him from heaven.
28 Σεις αυτοι εισθε μαρτυρες μου οτι ειπον? Δεν ειμαι εγω ο Χριστος, αλλ' οτι ειμαι απεσταλμενος εμπροσθεν εκεινου.	28 You yourselves offer testimony for me that I said, ‘I am not the Christ,’ but that I have been sent before him.
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.	29 He who holds the bride is the groom. But the friend of the groom, who stands and listens to Him, rejoices joyfully at the voice of the groom. And so, this, my joy, has been fulfilled.
30 Εκεινος πρεπει να αυξανη, εγω δε να ελαττονωμαι.	30 He must increase, while I must decrease.
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,	31 He who comes from above, is above everything. He who is from below, is of the earth, and he speaks about the earth. He who comes from heaven is above everything.
32 και εκεινο το οποιον ειδε και ηκουσε, τουτο μαρτυρει, και ουδεις δεχεται την μαρτυριαν αυτου.	32 And what he has seen and heard, about this he testifies. And no one accepts his testimony.
33 Οστις δεχθη την μαρτυριαν αυτου επεσφραγισεν οτι ο Θεος ειναι αληθης.	33 Whoever has accepted his testimony has certified that God is truthful.
34 Διοτι εκεινος, τον οποιον απεστειλεν ο Θεος, τους λογους του Θεου λαλει? επειδη ο Θεος δεν διδει εις αυτον το Πνευμα με μετρον.	34 For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God. For God does not give the Spirit by measure.
35 Ο Πατηρ αγαπα τον Υιον και παντα εδωκεν εις την χειρα αυτου.	35 The Father loves the Son, and he has given everything into his hand.
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.	36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. But whoever is unbelieving toward the Son shall not see life; instead the wrath of God remains upon him.”