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{23} Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, in the
feast day, many believed in his name, when they saw the miracles which he did.
{24} But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,
{25} And needed not that any should testify of man: for he knew what was in
man. {3:1} There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the
Jews: {2} The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know
that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that
thou doest, except God be with him. {3} Jesus answered and said unto him,
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the
kingdom of God. {4} Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is
old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
{5} Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of
water and of 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} Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. {8} The
wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst
not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born
of the Spirit. {9} Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things
be? {10} Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and
knowest not these things? {11} Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that
we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
{12} If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye
believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? {13} And no man hath ascended up to
heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in
heaven. {14} And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so
must the Son of man be lifted up: {15} That whosoever believeth in him should
not perish, but have eternal life. {16} For God so loved the world, that he
gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish,
but have everlasting life. {17} For God sent not his Son into the world to
condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. {18} He that
believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned
already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of
God. {19} And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and
men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. {20} For
every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest
his deeds should be reproved. {21} But he that doeth truth cometh to the
light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
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