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

^{2 Ref} the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.

^{3 Ref} Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, 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 a second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

^{5 Ref} Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and 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 anew.

^{8 Ref} The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not 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 the teacher of Israel, and understandest not these things?

^{11 Ref} Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

^{12 Ref} If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things?

^{13 Ref} And no one hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended out of heaven, `even' the Son of man, who 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 may in him have eternal life.

^{16 Ref} For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

^{17 Ref} For God sent not the Son into the world to judge the world; but that the world should be saved through him.

^{18 Ref} He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

^{19 Ref} And this is the judgment, that the light is come into the world, and men loved the darkness rather than the light; for their works were evil.

^{20 Ref} For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, lest his works should be reproved.

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