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Kakaj Jesús tiyolow riqˈui Nicodemo

Wiˈ jun rechak mak fariseo ri jbˈij Nicodemo riˈ jun winak subˈlaj nim jkˈij chijxoˈlak yak rijajl Israel. Re xeˈ chi jsolaj Kakaj Jesús lakˈabˈ y xij re: Kajtijonl, ketamiˈ chi Kakaj Diosiˈ xattakowch chi katijoj jwiˈl taˈ ni jonok ticwin chi jbˈanic cˈutbˈi jcwinel Kakaj Dios chapcaˈ tabˈan at wi mitaˈ Kakaj Dios riqˈuil, xcheˈ re.

Kakaj Jesús xij re Nicodemo: Tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawe chi nen jun cristian ri mitaˈ tiqˈuisiˈy chic jcaˈmul taˈ tijnaˈ tioc laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios pire titakon chibˈ, xcheˈ re.

Nicodemo xtzˈonaj chic re Kakaj Jesús: ¿Nen mo tijnaˈ tiqˈuisiˈy chic jun cristian jcaˈmul cuando riˈjlaj cristianchak? Taˈ tijnaˈ tikˈaj chic laj jsantil jchuch pire tiqˈuisiˈy chic jcaˈmul, xcheˈ re.

Kakaj Jesús xij chic re: Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawe chi nen taˈ tijcˈam jaˈtiox y taˈ tijcˈul Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios laj ranm chapcaˈ tiqˈuisiˈy chic jcaˈmul, taˈ tioc laj jkˈabˈ Kakaj Dios pire titakon chibˈ. Nen tiqˈuisiˈy riqˈui jkaj jchuch, cristianke. Pero nen tijcˈul Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios laj ranm chapcaˈ tiqˈuisiˈy chic jcaˈmul, riˈchak Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios tiwaˈx laj ranm. Mi sach achˈol chi jtaic ri tijin tambˈij chawe chi rajwaxiˈ juntir tina qˈuisiˈytakna chic jcaˈmul. Tew tijubˈubˈiˈ juntir luwar, tataˈ tijumum, pero taˈ tawil lamas tipeˈw ni taˈ tawil lamas tibˈeˈw y jiˈcˈulon juntir yak ri tiqˈuisiˈytak jwiˈl Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios.

Nicodemo xij chic re Kakaj Jesús: Taˈ tijnaˈ tibˈan jilonli, xcheˈ re.

10 Kakaj Jesús xij chic re: Pero at atiˈ jun ajtijonl ri nim akˈij chijxoˈlak yak rijajl Israel y taˈ tata jcholajl ri tijin tambˈij chawe. 11 Kes tzˈetel tzˈet tambˈij chawe chi oj riˈ tikabˈij ri ketam y tikabˈijiˈ chi tzˈetiˈ ri ilan kawiˈl, pero atak taˈ tacojtak lawiˈ ri tikabˈij chawechak. 12 Atak taˈ tacojtak ri tambˈij chawechak chirijke mak kelen re wich ulew, riˈticˈu chic tacojtak inyolj cuando tanyol chawechak chirij kelen ri wiˈ lecj. 13 Taˈ ni jun cristian xjaw riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj, xike Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil ri xpe lecj.

Kakaj Dios subˈlaj tijlokˈaj juntir cristian

14 Jilon chapcaˈ xan Moisés li chekej luwar cuando xcocbˈaˈ man richbˈal cumatz bˈa cheˈ, jilon tibˈansaj re Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios ri xwux pi cristianil tina camsajna wich curs. 15 Y juntir ri tijcubˈaˈ jchˈolak chirij tijtaˈtakaˈ jun tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús re Nicodemo.

16 Kakaj Dios jwiˈl subˈlaj tijlokˈaj juntir cristian xtakch Kakaj Jesús wich ulew ri xike jun chi Jcˈajol wiˈ. Y juntir ri tijcubˈaˈ jchˈolak chirij taˈ tisaach jwichak, tijtaˈtakaˈ jun tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic. 17 Kakaj Dios taˈ xtakch Jcˈajol wich ulew pire tiyuk raneˈ jkˈatbˈitzij chibˈak cristian, re xtakch Jcˈajol wich ulew pirechiˈ tiyuk jcoleˈ cristian laj jkˈabˈ jmacak.

18 Nen jonok tijcubˈaˈ jchˈol chirij Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios taˈ tibˈan kˈatbˈitzij chibˈ, pero nen jonok taˈ tijcubˈaˈ jchˈol chirij ri xike jun chi Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios li wiˈ, xansajiˈ kˈatbˈitzij chibˈ. 19 Riˈ ri quiek jwiˈl tran jkˈatbˈitzij Kakaj Dios chibˈak juntir cristian. Taˈ rajak jwich kˈakˈ ri xyuk wich ulew jwiˈl rechak riˈ mas xeˈ ranmak chirij man ukuˈmal jwiˈl riˈ tijin trantak mak etzltak noˈj. 20 Nen jono cristian ri tibˈanow mak etzltak noˈj tijxutaˈ man kˈakˈ li, jwiˈl taˈ raj tiel chi sakil mak etzltak noˈj ri tijin chi jbˈanic. 21 Pero nen jonok tibˈanow tzitaklaj noˈj tijtocaˈ man kˈakˈ li pire ticˈutun chi tijin tran lawiˈ raj Kakaj Dios tran, xcheˈ Kakaj Jesús re Nicodemo.

Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox tiyolow chirij Kakaj Jesús

22 Cuando xantaj li, Kakaj Jesús xeˈ Judea pach yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij y xwaˈxtakaˈ claˈ chi jbˈanic jaˈtiox. 23 Y jilon Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox tijiniˈ chi jbˈanic jaˈtiox rechak cristian Enón chijcˈulel Salim jwiˈl claˈ wiˈ subˈlaj jaˈ. Y juntir cristian ri xtawtak riqˈuil, re xanaˈ jaˈtiox rechak. 24 Riˈ li xansaj cuando ajquiˈ chi cojsaj Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox li cars.

25 Xpe jujun rechak yak ajtijol ribˈak chirij Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox riqˈui jun rijajl Israel, xoctak chi jyolic chirij nen mas tzi trantak pire tisakabˈtak chiwch Kakaj Dios. 26 Xpe rechak, xeˈ jbˈijtak re Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox: Kajtijonl, winak ri xwaˈx aacˈl chˈakap re nimi jaˈ Jordán ri xayol chike, lajori tijin tran jaˈtiox rechak cristian y juntir cristian titawtak riqˈuil, xcheˈtak re Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox.

27 Xpe Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox, xij rechak: Taˈ ni jonok tiwaˈx rekleˈn wi maˈ Kakaj Dios taˈ tiyeˈw re. 28 Pero atak xataˈtakaˈ ri ximbˈij chawechak chi in maˈ in taˈ ri bˈil jwiˈl Kakaj Dios chi tina jtaknach wich ulew, in xintaksajchke nabˈe chiwch re. 29 Li jun nimakˈij re cˈulniquil, man cˈojol winak ri wiˈ man kˈapoj anm riqˈuil, riˈ re ticˈuliˈy riqˈui man anm y man richcˈulchiˈ man cˈojol winak ri ticˈuliˈy ri wiˈ claˈ chi rilic man nimakˈij, re subˈlaj tiquiˈcot chi jtaic jyolj man cˈojol winak.

Y jilon in lajori subˈlaj inquiˈcotc. 30 Re rajwaxiˈ nojel kˈij tijin tiniman mas jkˈij y in tijin tikej inkˈij, xcheˈ Juan Ajbˈanal Jaˈtiox rechak.

Wiˈ jun ri tipe lecj

31 Y Juan xij chic: Jun ri tipe lecj riˈ re titakon chibˈ juntir ri wiˈtak wich ulew y juntir ri wiˈtak lecj. Nen jono ri reke wich ulew xike retam mak kelen re wich ulew y xike li tijyol. Pero jun ri tipe lecj, riˈ re titakon chibˈak juntir. 32 Re riˈ tijyol juntir ri ilan y tal jwiˈl, pero taˈ ni jonok ticojow re nen tijbˈij. 33 Pero wi wiˈ jonok ticojow jyolj, riˈ li ticˈutuw chi tzˈetel tzˈetiˈ ri tijbˈij Kakaj Dios. 34 Jun ri takalch jwiˈl Kakaj Dios wich ulew, Jyoljiˈ Kakaj Dios ri tijbˈij, jwiˈl nojsaliˈ ranm laˈ Lokˈlaj Jsantil Kakaj Dios jwiˈl Kakaj Dios. 35 Kakaj Dios subˈlaj tijlokˈaj Jcˈajol y xyaˈ juntir ri wiˈ wich ulew y juntir ri wiˈ lecj laj jkˈabˈ. 36 Nen ticubˈar jchˈol chirij Jcˈajol Kakaj Dios tijtaˈ jun tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic. Pero nen taˈ ticubˈar jchˈol chirij Jcˈajol, taˈ tijtaˈ tzilaj cˈaslemal riqˈui Kakaj Dios lecj ri taˈ jqˈuisic. Subˈlaj cˈaxiˈ kˈatbˈitzij tibˈansaj chibˈ jwiˈl Kakaj Dios, xcheˈ.

Jesus Teaches Nicodemus

Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus(A) who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.(B) He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi,(C) we know(D) that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs(E) you are doing if God were not with him.”(F)

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](G)

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(H) Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[b] gives birth to spirit.(I) You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[c] must be born again.’ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[d](J)

“How can this be?”(K) Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,”(L) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? 11 Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,(M) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.(N) 12 I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13 No one has ever gone into heaven(O) except the one who came from heaven(P)—the Son of Man.[e](Q) 14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,(R) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,[f](S) 15 that everyone who believes(T) may have eternal life in him.”[g](U)

16 For God so loved(V) the world that he gave(W) his one and only Son,(X) that whoever believes(Y) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.(Z) 17 For God did not send his Son into the world(AA) to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.(AB) 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned,(AC) but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.(AD) 19 This is the verdict: Light(AE) has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.(AF) 20 Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.(AG) 21 But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John Testifies Again About Jesus

22 After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.(AH) 23 Now John(AI) also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized. 24 (This was before John was put in prison.)(AJ) 25 An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.(AK) 26 They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi,(AL) that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan—the one you testified(AM) about—look, he is baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”

27 To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28 You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’(AN) 29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom.(AO) The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.(AP) 30 He must become greater; I must become less.”[h]

31 The one who comes from above(AQ) is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth.(AR) The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32 He testifies to what he has seen and heard,(AS) but no one accepts his testimony.(AT) 33 Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34 For the one whom God has sent(AU) speaks the words of God, for God[i] gives the Spirit(AV) without limit. 35 The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.(AW) 36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life,(AX) but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.

Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.
  2. John 3:6 Or but spirit
  3. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.
  4. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
  5. John 3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven
  6. John 3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted.
  7. John 3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.
  8. John 3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.
  9. John 3:34 Greek he

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

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.

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.

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?

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.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

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.

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.

22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.