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The Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ, According to St. John 1377

Chapter 3 14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the
desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
And there was a man of the Pharisees, named 15 That whosoever believeth in him, may not
Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. perish; but may have life everlasting.
2 This man came to Jesus by night, and said 16 For God so loved the world, as to give his
to him: Rabbi, we know that thou art come a only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in
teacher from God; for no man can do these signs him, may not perish, but may have life everlast-
which thou dost, unless God be with him. ing.
3 Jesus answered, and said to him: Amen, 17 For God sent not his Son into the world,
amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again, to judge the world, but that the world may be
he cannot see the kingdom of God. saved by him.
4 Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be 18 He that believeth in him is not judged. But
born when he is old? can he enter a second time he that doth not believe, is already judged: be-
into his mother’s womb, and be born again? cause he believeth not in the name of the only
5 Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, begotten Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: because the light
unless a man be born again of water and the
is come into the world, and men loved darkness
Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom
rather than the light: for their works were evil.
of God.
20 For every one that doth evil hateth the
6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and
light, and cometh not to the light, that his works
that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
may not be reproved.
7 Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must
21 But he that doth truth, cometh to the light,
be born again.
that his works may be made manifest, because
8 The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou
they are done in God.
hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence
22 After these things Jesus and his disciples
he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one
came into the land of Judea: and there he abode
that is born of the Spirit.
with them, and baptized.
9 Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How
23 And John also was baptizing in Ennon near
can these things be done?
Salim; because there was much water there; and
10 Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou they came and were baptized.
a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? 24 For John was not yet cast into prison.
11 Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak 25 And there arose a question between some
what we know, and we testify what we have seen, of John’s disciples and the Jews concerning pu-
and you receive not our testimony. rification:
12 If I have spoken to you earthly things, and 26 And they came to John, and said to him:
you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jor-
speak to you heavenly things? dan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he
13 And no man hath ascended into heaven, baptizeth, and all men come to him.
but he that descended from heaven, the Son of 27 John answered, and said: A man cannot
man who is in heaven. receive any thing, unless it be given him from