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          DASV: John 3    

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus,
a leader in the Jewish ruling council.
2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said to him, "Rabbi,
we know that you are a teacher come from God; for no one can
do these miraculous signs that you do, except that God is
with him."
3 Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, except one is born
again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."
4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old?
Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?"
5 Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, except one is born
of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom
of God!
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is
born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
8 The wind blows wherever it wants to, and you hear its sound,
but do not know where it comes from, or where it is going.
So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
9 Nicodemus replied, "How can these things be?"
10 Jesus answered, "You are the teacher of Israel, and do not
understand these things?
11 I tell you the truth, we speak about what we know, and bear
witness about what we have seen; and you do not receive our
testimony.
12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not
believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly
things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven, except he who descended
out of heaven, the Son of Man.
14 Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness,
even so must the Son of Man be lifted up;
15 that whoever believes in him may have eternal life.
16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes on him will not perish, but
have eternal life.
17 For God did not send the Son into the world to judge
the world; but that the world should be saved through him.
18 He who believes on him is not judged; he who does not
believe has been judged already, because he has not believed
on the name of the one and only Son of God.
19 This is the judgment: that the light has come into the
world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light
because their works were evil.
20 For everyone who does evil hates the light, and does not
come to the light, so that his works might not be exposed.
21 But the one who does the truth comes to the light, that
his works may be clearly seen as having been done in God."

22 After this Jesus and his disciples came into the land
of Judea; there he stayed with them, and baptized.
23 Now John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because
there was a lot of water there and people were coming
and were being baptized.
24 For John had not yet been thrown into prison.

25 There arose a debate between John's disciples and a Jew
about ceremonial washing.
26 So they came to John, and asked him, "Rabbi, he who was
with you on the other side of the Jordan River, concerning
whom you testified, he is baptizing, and everyone is
going to him."
27 John replied, "No one can receive anything, except it
has been given to him from heaven.
28 You yourselves can attest that I said, 'I am not the
Messiah,' but 'I have been sent before him.'
29 He who has the bride is the bridegroom. The friend of
the bridegroom that stands and hears him, rejoices greatly
because of the bridegroom's voice. Therefore I am
filled with joy.
30 He must increase, but I must decrease.
31 The one who comes from above is above all. The one who
is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks from
an earthly perspective. The one who comes from heaven
is above all.
32 He testifies about what he has seen and heard, but
nobody accepts his testimony.
33 The one who has accepted his testimony has confirmed
that God is true.
34 For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God,
for he gives him the Spirit without limits.
35 The Father loves the Son, and has put all things into
his hand.
36 The one who believes on the Son has eternal life;
but the one who does not obey the Son will not see
life, but the wrath of God remains on him."

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