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Jesús otlajtlajtoj ihuan Nicodemo

Nemiya se fariseo itoca Nicodemo yejhuan tlayecanquetl catca intech on hebreos. Yehua in Nicodemo oyaj oquinotzato Jesús ijcuac tlayohua, niman oquijlij:

―Temachtijquetl, ticmatztoquej ica Dios omitzajtitlan para otitechmachtico, pampa xacaj hueli quiteititia ipoder ican milagros quen tejhua ticchihua tla Dios xihuan nemi.

Quemaj Jesús oquijlij:

―Ica tlen melahuac nimitzijlia, tla yacaj xoc sejpa tlacatis, xhuelis calaquis campa Dios tlamandarohua.

Niman Nicodemo oquitlajtoltij:

―Pero ¿quen ijqui se tlacatl yejhuan yonoscaltij huelis ocsejpa tlacatis? ¿Tla ijcon huelis calaquis ijtic inan para ocsejpa tlacatis?

Niman Jesús oquijlij:

―Ica tlen melahuac nimitzijlia, tla yacaj tlacatl xnocuatequia ican atl niman xtlacati itechcopa on Espíritu Santo, xhuelis calaquis ne campa tlamandarohua Dios. Ijcuac se tlacati itech inan quiselia san nemilistli ipan itlalnacayo para nemis quen inan, pero ijcuac tlacati itech on Espíritu Santo quiselia yencuic nemilistli ipan ialma. Ma ca mitzmojcatlachalti on ica nimitzijlia: “Ica oncaj ocsejpa titlacatis.” On ajacatl tlalpitza san canon quinequi. Ticaqui on tlen yejhua caquistilia, pero xticmati canon hualehua niman canon yau. No ijqui, tej, on yejhuan tlacatij ican on Espíritu Santo.

Quemaj Nicodemo oquitlajtoltij:

―¿Quen ijqui huelis nochihuas yejhua in?

10 Jesús oquinanquilij:

―¿Tejhua tihueyitemachtijquetl ipan Israel niman xticmati yejhua in tlajtlamach? 11 Ica tlen melahuac nimitzijlia ica tejhuamej titlajtlajtohuaj ica on tlen ticmatij, niman ica on tlen yotiquitaquej ticteixpantiliaj, pero nemejhuamej temachtijquej xnenquineltocaj tlen temechijliaj. 12 Tla xnennechneltocaj ijcuac nemechnojnotza ica on tlajtlamach yejhuan quisa ipan in tlalticpactli, ¿quen ijqui nennechneltocasquej tla nemechnojnotzas ica on tlajtlamach yejhuan quisa ne ilhuicac? 13 Xe yacaj tlejcohua ne ilhuicac, yej san nejhua yejhuan oninochiu Tlacatl onihuajtemoc ne ilhuicac. 14 Niman ijcon quen Moisés oquipiloj on cohuatl ne campa tlapatlaco, ica oncaj no ijqui nechajcopilosquej nejhua yejhuan oninochiu Tlacatl 15 para nochi on yejhuan nechneltocas xmiquis, yej quipias nemilistli para nochipa.

16 Tej, Dios sanoyej oquintlajsojtlac on tlalticpactlacamej hasta oquitemacac isenteConetzin para nochi on aquin quineltocas xpolihuis, yej quipias yencuic nemilistli para nochipa. 17 Dios xocuajtitlan iConetzin, intech on tlalticpactlacamej para quintlajtlacolmacas, yej para on tlalticpactlacamej ma nomaquixtican itechcopa.

18 On yejhuan quineltoca xquitlajtlacolmacasquej, pero on yejhuan xquineltoca ye quipia tlajtlacolmacalistli san pampa xquineltoca isenteConetzin Dios. 19 Yejhuamej quiseliaj tlajtlacolmacalistli pampa ohuajlaj iConetzin Dios ipan in tlalticpactli niman oquintitij on cuajli ojtli para ipan nohuicasquej, pero xquinequij nohuicasquej ipan on cuajli ojtli, pampa yejhuamej quichihuaj on tlen xcuajli. 20 Nochimej yejhuan quichihuaj on tlen xcuajli quitlahuelitaj iConetzin Dios niman on cuajli ojtli yejhuan oquiteititij. Yejhuamej xhuajlahuij itech pampa xquinequij nopantlantis intlajtlacol. 21 Pero on yejhuan quichihuaj on tlen cuajli huajlahuij itech para nopantlantis ica quichihuaj on tlen Dios quinnahuatia.

Ocsejpa Juan on tlacuatequijquetl otlajtoj ica Jesús

22 Ijcuac in yopanoc, Jesús oyaj inhuan inomachtijcahuan ne Judea campa quesqui tonaltin ompa inhuan onocau. Niman Jesús oquinnahuatij inomachtijcahuan ma tlacuatequican. 23 No ijqui Juan tlacuatequiaya ne Enón nisiu Salim pampa ompa oncatca miyec atl. On tlacamej huajlayaj itech niman yejhua quincuatequiaya. 24 Yejhua in onochiu ijcuac Juan xe cajsiyaj.

25 Quemaj sequimej inomachtijcahuan Juan opejquej nocamatlanij inhuan sequimej hebreos yejhua ica on tlacuatequilistli. Yejhuamej quinequiya quimatisquej catlejhua tlacuatequilistli más cuajli, tla on yejhuan de Jesús noso on de Juan. 26 Yejhua ica oyajquej niman oquijlijtoj Juan:

―Temachtijquetl, cuajli xcaqui ica on yejhuan mohuan nemiya ne ica iquisayan tonajli on atentli Jordán yejhuan tejhua ica otiteixpantilij, aman tlacuatequiya niman nochi tlacatl huajlau itech.

27 Quemaj Juan oquimijlij:

―Xacaj huelis quipias itlaj tla Dios ne ilhuicac xcahuilis. 28 Nemejhuamej cuajli onennechcaquej ijcuac onemechijlij ica nejhua xniCristo, yej se yejhuan Dios ocuajtitlan iyecapan. 29 Ne campa nonamictilo, on montli yejhua quiselia sihuamontli. Niman itetlajsojcau on montli no sanoyej paqui ijcuac caqui tlajtlajtohua on montli. Nejhua quen itetlajsojcau on montli. Ijcon, tej, sanoyej nipaqui ijcuac nicaqui ica nochi tlacatl yau itech Jesús. 30 Yejhua ica, tej, ica oncaj más hueyixtias niman nejhua yej más nitemotias.

Iconeu Dios ohuajtemoc ne ilhuicac

31 On yejhuan huatemohua ne ilhuicac más hueyixticaj xquen nochi tlacatl. On yejhuan chanej ipan in tlalticpactli san tlalticpactlacatl niman tlajtlajtohua ica on tlajtlamach yejhuan quisticaj ipan in tlalticpactli. Pero on yejhuan hualehua ne ilhuicac más hueyixticaj xquen nochi tlacatl. 32 Yejhua quiteixpantilia ica on tlen yoquitac niman yocac, pero xacaj quineltoca on tlen yejhua quijtohua. 33 Pero tla yacaj quineltoca on tlen quijtohua on yejhuan ohuajtemoc ne ilhuicac, quiteixpantilia ica Dios quijtohua on tlen melahuac. 34 On yejhuan Dios ocuajtitlan quitojhua on itlajtol Dios, pampa Dios oquimacac iEspíritu ican nochi ihueyilis. 35 On Tajtli quitlajsojtla iConetzin, niman yoquimactilij nochi itequihuajyo ipan nochi tlen oncaj. 36 Yejhuan quineltoca iConetzin Dios quipia nemilistli para nochipa, pero on yejhuan xquitlacamati xquipias yejhua in nemilistli, yej quiselis on temojtij itlahuel Dios.

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