3:1 [] Hto de anqrwpoV tiV ek twn Farisaiwn, NikodhmoV onomazomenoV, arcwn twn Ioudaiwn.

3:2 OutoV hlqe proV ton Ihsoun dia nuktoV kai eipe proV auton× Rabbi, exeuromen oti apo Qeou hlqeV didaskaloV× dioti oudeiV dunatai na kamnh ta shmeia tauta, ta opoia su kamneiV, ean den hnai o QeoV met' autou.

3:3 Apekriqh o IhsouV kai eipe proV auton× AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw, ean tiV den gennhqh anwqen, den dunatai na idh thn basileian tou Qeou.

3:4 Legei proV auton o NikodhmoV× PwV dunatai anqrwpoV na gennhqh gerwn wn; mhpote dunatai na eiselqh deuteran foran eiV thn koilian thV mhtroV autou kai na gennhqh;

3:5 Apekriqh o IhsouV× AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw, ean tiV den gennhqh ex udatoV kai PneumatoV, den dunatai na eiselqh eiV thn basileian tou Qeou.

3:6 To gegennhmenon ek thV sarkoV einai sarx kai to gegennhmenon ek tou PneumatoV einai pneuma.

3:7 Mh qaumashV oti soi eipon, Prepei na gennhqhte anwqen.

3:8 O anemoV opou qelei pneei, kai thn fwnhn autou akoueiV, alla den exeureiV poqen ercetai kai pou upagei× outwV einai paV, ostiV egennhqh ek tou PneumatoV.

3:9 Apekriqh o NikodhmoV kai eipe proV auton× PwV dunantai na geinwsi tauta;

3:10 Apekriqh o IhsouV kai eipe proV auton× Su eisai o didaskaloV tou Israhl kai tauta den exeureiV;

3:11 AlhqwV, alhqwV soi legw oti ekeino to opoion exeuromen laloumen kai ekeino to opoion eidomen marturoumen, kai thn marturian hmwn den decesqe.

3:12 Ean ta epigeia saV eipon kai den pisteuhte, pwV, ean saV eipw ta epourania, qelete pisteusei;

3:13 Kai oudeiV anebh eiV ton ouranon eimh o katabaV ek tou ouranou, o UioV tou anqrwpou, o wn en tw ouranw.

3:14 Kai kaqwV o MwushV uywse ton ofin en th erhmw, outw prepei na uywqh o UioV tou anqrwpou,

3:15 dia na mh apolesqh paV o pisteuwn eiV auton, alla na ech zwhn aiwnion.

3:16 Dioti toson hgaphsen o QeoV ton kosmon, wste edwke ton Uion autou ton monogenh, dia na mh apolesqh paV o pisteuwn eiV auton, alla na ech zwhn aiwnion.

3:17 Epeidh den apesteilen o QeoV ton Uion autou eiV ton kosmon dia na krinh ton kosmon, alla dia na swqh o kosmoV di' autou.

3:18 OstiV pisteuei eiV auton den krinetai, ostiV omwV den pisteuei einai hdh kekrimenoV, dioti den episteusen eiV to onoma tou monogenouV Uiou tou Qeou.

3:19 Kai auth einai h krisiV, oti to fwV hlqen eiV ton kosmon, kai oi anqrwpoi hgaphsan to skotoV mallon para to fwV× dioti hsan ponhra ta erga autwn.

3:20 Epeidh paV, ostiV prattei faula, misei to fwV kai den ercetai eiV to fwV, dia na mh elegcqwsi ta erga autou×

3:21 ostiV omwV prattei thn alhqeian, ercetai eiV to fwV, dia na fanerwqwsi ta erga autou oti epracqhsan kata Qeon.

3:22 [] Meta tauta hlqen o IhsouV kai oi maqhtai autou eiV thn ghn thV IoudaiaV, kai ekei dietribe met' autwn kai ebaptizen.

3:23 Hto de kai o IwannhV baptizwn en Ainwn plhsion tou Saleim, dioti hsan ekei udata polla, kai hrconto kai ebaptizonto×

3:24 Epeidh o IwannhV den hto eti beblhmenoV eiV thn fulakhn.

3:25 Egeine loipon suzhthsiV peri kaqarismou para twn maqhtwn tou Iwannou me IoudaiouV tinaV.

3:26 Kai hlqon proV ton Iwannhn kai eipon proV auton× Rabbi, ekeinoV ostiV hto meta sou peran tou Iordanou, eiV ton opoion su emarturhsaV, idou, outoV baptizei kai panteV ercontai proV auton.

3:27 Apekriqh o IwannhV kai eipe× Den dunatai o anqrwpoV na lambanh ouden, ean den hnai dedomenon eiV auton ek tou ouranou.

3:28 SeiV autoi eisqe martureV mou oti eipon× Den eimai egw o CristoV, all' oti eimai apestalmenoV emprosqen ekeinou.

3:29 OstiV ecei thn numfhn einai numfioV× o de filoV tou numfiou, o istamenoV kai akouwn auton, cairei kaq' uperbolhn dia thn fwnhn tou numfiou. Auth loipon h cara h idikh mou eplhrwqh.

3:30 EkeinoV prepei na auxanh, egw de na elattonwmai.

3:31 O ercomenoV anwqen einai uperanw pantwn. O wn ek thV ghV ek thV ghV einai kai ek thV ghV lalei× o ercomenoV ek tou ouranou einai uperanw pantwn,

3:32 kai ekeino to opoion eide kai hkouse, touto marturei, kai oudeiV decetai thn marturian autou.

3:33 OstiV decqh thn marturian autou epesfragisen oti o QeoV einai alhqhV.

3:34 Dioti ekeinoV, ton opoion apesteilen o QeoV, touV logouV tou Qeou lalei× epeidh o QeoV den didei eiV auton to Pneuma me metron.

3:35 O Pathr agapa ton Uion kai panta edwken eiV thn ceira autou.