^{1 Ref} There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} 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.

^{4 Ref} 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?

^{5 Ref} 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.

^{6 Ref} That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

^{7 Ref} Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

^{8 Ref} 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.

^{9 Ref} Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

^{10 Ref} Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

^{11 Ref} 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 Ref} If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

^{13 Ref} 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 Ref} And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

^{15 Ref} That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

^{16 Ref} 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 Ref} For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

^{18 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

^{21 Ref} But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.