Ch 3 / 21~4 min
Yochanan

Chapter 3

Born Again Through the Beloved Son

Yeshua's discourse with Nicodemus reveals the new birth as the Ruach's work through the lifted-up Son — 'Elohim so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son.'

  1. Nicodemus and the New Birth

    A Pharisee named Nicodemus comes to Yeshua at night, and Yeshua tells him he must be born from above by the Ruach.

  2. 1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Yehudim.
  3. 2He came to Yeshua by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from Elohim, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless Elohim is with him.”
  4. 3Yeshua answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”
  5. 4Nicodemus 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?”
  6. 5Yeshua answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Ruach, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.Prophecy · Yechezkel 36:26
  7. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Ruach is spirit.
  8. 7Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
  9. 8The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Ruach.”
  10. 9Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
  11. 10Yeshua answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel, and don’t understand these things?
  12. 11Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know and testify of that which we have seen, and you don’t receive our witness.
  13. 12If I told you earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
  14. 13No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended out of heaven, the Ben Adam, who is in heaven.
  15. 14As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Ben Adam be lifted up,Prophecy · Bamidbar 21:9
  16. 15that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
  17. Elohim So Loved the World

    The most famous verse in Scripture — Elohim so loved the world that He gave His only Son, that whoever believes might have eternal life.

  18. 16For Elohim so loved the world, that he gave his only born Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
  19. 17For Elohim didn’t send his Son into the world to judge the world, but that the world should be saved through him.
  20. 18He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the only born Ben Elohim.
  21. 19This is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light, for their works were evil.
  22. 20For everyone who does evil hates the light and doesn’t come to the light, lest his works would be exposed.
  23. 21But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his works may be revealed, that they have been done in Elohim.”
  24. John's Final Testimony

    John continues immersing nearby and joyfully points to Yeshua, saying: He must increase and I must decrease.

  25. 22After these things, Yeshua came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them and immersed.
  26. 23John also was immersing in Enon near Salim, because there was much water there. They came and were immersed;
  27. 24for John was not yet thrown into prison.
  28. 25Therefore a dispute arose on the part of John’s disciples with some Yehudim about purification.
  29. 26They came to John and said to him, “Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, he immerses, and everyone is coming to him.”
  30. 27John answered, “A man can receive nothing unless it has been given him from heaven.
  31. 28You yourselves testify that I said, ‘I am not the Mashiach,’ but, ‘I have been sent before him.’
  32. 29He who has the bride is the bridegroom; but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears him, rejoices greatly because of the bridegroom’s voice. Therefore my joy is made full.
  33. 30He must increase, but I must decrease.
  34. 31He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.
  35. 32What he has seen and heard, of that he testifies; and no one receives his witness.
  36. 33He who has received his witness has set his seal to this, that Elohim is true.
  37. 34For he whom Elohim has sent speaks the words of Elohim; for Elohim gives the Ruach without measure.
  38. 35The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.
  39. 36One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of Elohim remains on him.”
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