1 ην δε ανθρωπος εκ των φαρισαιων, νικοδημος ονομα αυτω, αρχων των ιουδαιων. 2 ουτος ηλθεν προς αυτον νυκτος και ειπεν αυτω· ραββι, οιδαμεν οτι απο θεου εληλυθας διδασκαλος· ουδεις γαρ ταυτα τα σημεια δυναται ποιειν α συ ποιεις, εαν μη η ο θεος μετ αυτου. 3 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω· αμην αμην λεγω σοι, εαν μη τις γεννηθη ανωθεν, ου δυναται ιδειν την βασιλειαν του θεου. 4 λεγει προς αυτον ο νικοδημος· πως δυναται ανθρωπος γεννηθηναι γερων ων; μη δυναται εις την κοιλιαν της μητρος αυτου δευτερον εισελθειν και γεννηθηναι; 5 απεκριθη ιησους· αμην αμην λεγω σοι, εαν μη τις γεννηθη εξ υδατος και πνευματος, ου δυναται εισελθειν εις την βασιλειαν του θεου. 6 το γεγεννημενον εκ της σαρκος σαρξ εστιν, και το γεγεννημενον εκ του πνευματος πνευμα εστιν. 7 μη θαυμασης οτι ειπον σοι, δει υμας γεννηθηναι ανωθεν. 8 το πνευμα οπου θελει πνει, και την φωνην αυτου ακουεις, αλλ ουκ οιδας ποθεν ερχεται και που υπαγει· ουτως εστιν πας ο γεγεννημενος εκ του πνευματος. 9 απεκριθη νικοδημος και ειπεν αυτω· πως δυναται ταυτα γενεσθαι; 10 απεκριθη ιησους και ειπεν αυτω· συ ει ο διδασκαλος του ισραηλ και ταυτα ου γινωσκεις; 11 αμην αμην λεγω σοι οτι ο οιδαμεν λαλουμεν και ο εωρακαμεν μαρτυρουμεν, και την μαρτυριαν ημων ου λαμβανετε. 12 ει τα επιγεια ειπον υμιν και ου πιστευετε, πως εαν ειπω υμιν τα επουρανια πιστευσετε; 13 και ουδεις αναβεβηκεν εις τον ουρανον ει μη ο εκ του ουρανου καταβας, ο υιος του ανθρωπου ο ων εν τω ουρανω. 14 και καθως μωυσης υψωσεν τον οφιν εν τη ερημω, ουτως υψωθηναι δει τον υιον του ανθρωπου, 15 ινα πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον μη αποληται, αλλ εχη ζωην αιωνιον. 16 ουτως γαρ ηγαπησεν ο θεος τον κοσμον, ωστε τον υιον αυτου τον μονογενη εδωκεν, ινα πας ο πιστευων εις αυτον μη αποληται, αλλ εχη ζωην αιωνιον. 17 ου γαρ απεστειλεν ο θεος τον υιον αυτου εις τον κοσμον ινα κρινη τον κοσμον, αλλ ινα σωθη ο κοσμος δι αυτου. 18 ο πιστευων εις αυτον ου κρινεται, ο δε μη πιστευων ηδη κεκριται, οτι μη πεπιστευκεν εις το ονομα του μονογενους υιου του θεου. 19 αυτη δε εστιν η κρισις, οτι το φως εληλυθεν εις τον κοσμον, και ηγαπησαν οι ανθρωποι μαλλον το σκοτος η το φως· ην γαρ πονηρα αυτων τα εργα. 20 πας γαρ ο φαυλα πρασσων μισει το φως και ουκ ερχεται προς το φως, ινα μη ελεγχθη τα εργα αυτου· 21 ο δε ποιων την αληθειαν ερχεται προς το φως, ινα φανερωθη αυτου τα εργα, οτι εν θεω εστιν ειργασμενα. 22 μετα ταυτα ηλθεν ο ιησους και οι μαθηται αυτου εις την ιουδαιαν γην, και εκει διετριβεν μετ αυτων και εβαπτιζεν. 23 ην δε και ιωαννης βαπτιζων εν αινων εγγυς του σαλειμ, οτι υδατα πολλα ην εκει, και παρεγινοντο και εβαπτιζοντο· 24 ουπω γαρ ην βεβλημενος εις την φυλακην ο ιωαννης. 25 εγενετο ουν ζητησις εκ των μαθητων ιωαννου μετα ιουδαιου περι καθαρισμου. 26 και ηλθον προς τον ιωαννην και ειπον αυτω· ραββι, ος ην μετα σου περαν του ιορδανου, ω συ μεμαρτυρηκας, ιδε ουτος βαπτιζει και παντες ερχονται προς αυτον. 27 απεκριθη ιωαννης και ειπεν· ου δυναται ανθρωπος λαμβανειν ουδεν, εαν μη η δεδομενον αυτω εκ του ουρανου. 28 αυτοι υμεις μοι μαρτυρειτε οτι ειπον· ουκ ειμι εγω ο χριστος, αλλ οτι απεσταλμενος ειμι εμπροσθεν εκεινου. 29 ο εχων την νυμφην νυμφιος εστιν· ο δε φιλος του νυμφιου, ο εστηκως και ακουων αυτου, χαρα χαιρει δια την φωνην του νυμφιου. αυτη ουν η χαρα η εμη πεπληρωται. 30 εκεινον δει αυξανειν, εμε δε ελαττουσθαι. 31 ο ανωθεν ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν. ο ων εκ της γης εκ της γης εστιν και εκ της γης λαλει· ο εκ του ουρανου ερχομενος επανω παντων εστιν, 32 και ο εωρακεν και ηκουσεν, τουτο μαρτυρει, και την μαρτυριαν αυτου ουδεις λαμβανει. 33 ο λαβων αυτου την μαρτυριαν εσφραγισεν οτι ο θεος αληθης εστιν. 34 ον γαρ απεστειλεν ο θεος, τα ρηματα του θεου λαλει· ου γαρ εκ μετρου διδωσιν ο θεος το πνευμα. 35 ο πατηρ αγαπα τον υιον και παντα δεδωκεν εν τη χειρι αυτου. 36 ο πιστευων εις τον υιον εχει ζωην αιωνιον· ο δε απειθων τω υιω ουκ οψεται ζωην, αλλ η οργη του θεου μενει επ αυτον.
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- Double square brackets [[ ]] are marks in the digital source; at 1 John 5:7–8 they enclose the words the 1904 edition prints in smaller type.
- The digital source has no accents or capitals (as Robinson distributes it); 1912 base text, movable nu regularised.
- Credit: Maurice A. Robinson & Jussi Ala-Konni (byztxt).
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A Pharisee and leader of the Jews who came to Jesus at night, later asked the council to hear Jesus before judging him, and brought myrrh and aloes of about seventy-five pounds…
Cited in the guide: John 3:1; John 7:50; John 19:39
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- 1 John 19:39; John 3:10; John 7:47–50; Luke 23:13
- 2 John 5:36; Acts 10:38; Acts 2:22; John 9:30–33; John 9:16
- 3 2 Corinthians 5:17; John 3:5–6; 1 Peter 1:23–25; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 5:1
- 4 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 1:18; John 4:11–12; John 3:3; John 6:53
- 5 Ezekiel 36:25–27; Ephesians 5:26; Acts 2:38; 1 Peter 3:21; 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 6 Galatians 5:16–21; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Romans 8:4–9; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 1 Corinthians 15:47–50
- 7 Ephesians 4:22–24; John 3:3; Romans 12:1–2; 1 Peter 1:22; John 3:12
- 8 Ecclesiastes 11:4–5; 1 Corinthians 2:11; Acts 2:2; Ezekiel 37:9; 1 John 2:29
- 9 Isaiah 42:16; John 6:52; John 6:60; Luke 1:34; John 3:4
- 10 Matthew 22:29; Jeremiah 8:8–9; Ezekiel 11:19; Matthew 15:14; Ezekiel 36:25–27
- 11 John 8:38; 1 John 5:6–12; John 12:49; John 8:14; John 1:18
- 12 1 Corinthians 3:1–2; 1 Corinthians 2:7–9; Hebrews 5:11; John 3:31–36; 1 Peter 2:1–3
- 13 Proverbs 30:4; John 6:38; Acts 2:34; John 1:18; 1 Corinthians 15:47
- 14 Numbers 21:7–9; John 8:28; John 12:32–34; Luke 24:26–27; Luke 24:44–46
- 15 John 3:16; John 6:40; 1 John 5:11–13; John 3:36; John 12:44–46
- 16 Romans 5:8; 1 John 4:9–10; Romans 8:32; John 3:15; John 11:25–26
- 17 1 John 4:14; Luke 19:10; John 12:47–48; John 6:57; John 6:40
- 18 1 John 5:10; Mark 16:16; Romans 8:1; John 5:24; 1 John 5:12
- 19 John 8:12; 2 Thessalonians 2:12; John 9:39–41; Romans 2:8; John 12:43
- 20 Ephesians 5:11–13; John 7:7; Job 24:13–17; Proverbs 1:29; Proverbs 4:18
- 21 1 John 1:6; Psalm 139:23–24; 3 John 11; Ephesians 5:9; Philippians 2:13
- 22 John 4:1–3; John 3:26; John 7:3
- 23 Mark 1:4–5; Luke 3:7; Ezekiel 43:2; 1 Samuel 9:4; Matthew 3:5–6
- 24 Matthew 4:12; Matthew 14:3; Mark 6:17; Luke 3:19–20; Luke 9:7–9
- 25 John 2:6; Matthew 3:11; Hebrews 6:2; Hebrews 9:10; Hebrews 9:23
- 26 John 1:7; James 3:14–18; John 1:15; Galatians 6:12–13; John 12:19
- 27 James 1:17; 1 Corinthians 4:7; 1 Corinthians 15:10; 1 Peter 4:10–11; Amos 7:15
- 28 John 1:20; John 1:23; Luke 1:16–17; Matthew 3:11–12; Malachi 3:1
- 29 Ephesians 5:25–27; Isaiah 54:5; Hosea 2:19; Matthew 9:15; Ezekiel 16:8
- 30 Colossians 1:18; Psalm 72:17–19; Hebrews 3:2–6; Isaiah 9:7; 1 Corinthians 3:5
- 31 Matthew 28:18; John 8:23; Romans 9:5; John 6:33; 1 John 4:5
- 32 John 3:11; John 15:15; John 1:11; John 8:26; John 5:20
- 33 Ephesians 1:13; Hebrews 6:17; Titus 1:1–2; 2 Corinthians 1:18; Romans 3:3–4
- 34 Acts 10:38; Matthew 12:18; John 15:26; John 5:26; Isaiah 11:2–5
- 35 Matthew 28:18; John 5:20; Luke 10:22; John 5:22; John 17:2
- 36 John 5:24; John 1:12; 1 Thessalonians 5:9; Ephesians 5:6; John 3:15–16
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We observe, beloved, that the intimation with which we yesterday excited your attention has brought you together with more alacrity, and in greater number than usual; but meanwhile let us, if you please, pay our debt of a discourse on the Gospel Lesson, which comes in due course.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
Little children who go daily to their teachers receive their lessons, and repeat them, and never cease from this kind of acquisition, but sometimes employ nights as well as days, and this they are compelled to do for perishable and transient things.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 14 (1889)
For Christ also said, "Except ye be born again, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Now, that it is impossible for those who have once been born to enter into their mothers' wombs, is manifest to all.
… that men can be saved in no other way from the old wound of the serpent than by believing in Him who, in the likeness of sinful flesh, is lifted up from the earth upon the tree of martyrdom, and draws all things to Himself, and vivifies the dead.
These I directed, O sweet Truth, to Thy inward melody, pondering on the "fair and fit," and longing to stay and listen to Thee, and to rejoice greatly at the Bridegroom's voice, and I could not; for by the voices of my own errors was I driven forth, and by the weight of my own pride was I sinking into …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)