约翰福音 3 – CCB & NIVUK

Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)

约翰福音 3:1-36

论重生

1有一个法利赛人名叫尼哥德慕,是犹太人的官。 2一天晚上,他来见耶稣,说:“老师,我们知道你是上帝差来教导人的,因为如果没有上帝的同在,没有人能行你所行的神迹。”

3耶稣说:“我实实在在地告诉你,人若不重生3:3 重生”或译“生自上面”,7节同。,就不能看见上帝的国。”

4尼哥德慕说:“人老了,怎能重生呢?难道要再进母腹生一次吗?”

5耶稣说:“我实实在在地告诉你,人如果不是从水和圣灵生的,就不能进上帝的国。 6从肉体生的还是肉体,从圣灵生的才是灵。 7所以我说你们必须重生,你不要惊奇。 8风随意吹动,你听见它的声音,却不知道它从哪里来,往哪里去。凡从圣灵生的人也是这样。”

9尼哥德慕又问:“这怎么可能呢?”

10耶稣说:“你是以色列人的教师,还不明白这事吗? 11我实实在在地告诉你,我们所说的是自己知道的,所见证的是自己见过的,可是你们不肯接受我们的见证。 12我对你们说地上的事,你们尚且不信,要是说天上的事,你们怎么会信呢? 13除了从天上降下来的人子3:13 从天上降下来的人子”有古卷作:“从天降下、仍旧在天的人子”。以外,没有人到过天上。 14摩西在旷野怎样举起铜蛇,人子也必照样被举起来, 15叫一切信祂的人都得到永生。

16“因为上帝爱世人,甚至将祂独一的儿子赐给他们,叫一切信祂的人不致灭亡,反得永生。 17上帝差祂的儿子到世上来,不是要定世人的罪,而是要借着祂的儿子拯救世人。 18信祂的人不会被定罪,不信的人已经被定罪,因为他们不信上帝独一的儿子。 19光来到世上,世人因为自己的行为邪恶而不爱光,反爱黑暗,这就是他们被定罪的原因。 20作恶的人恨光,不肯接近光,恐怕他们的罪行暴露出来。 21但遵行真理的人喜欢接近光,好显明他所做的是靠上帝做的。”

施洗者约翰论耶稣

22这事之后,耶稣和门徒前往犹太地区,在那里住下来给人施洗。 23-24那时约翰还没有入狱,他在靠近撒冷哀嫩也给人施洗。那里水多,众人都去受洗。 25约翰的门徒和一个犹太人为了洁净的礼仪争辩起来, 26于是门徒来见约翰,说:“老师,你看,以前在约旦河对岸和你在一起、你为祂做见证的那位在给人施洗,众人都去祂那里了!”

27约翰回答说:“除非是从天上赏赐下来的,否则人什么都得不到。 28你们自己可以为我做见证,我说过我不是基督,我只是奉差在祂前面预备道路的。 29娶新娘的是新郎,站在旁边的朋友听见新郎的声音,就会欢喜快乐。因此,我现在也心满意足了。 30祂必兴旺,我必衰微。

31“从天上来的,超越一切;从地上来的,属于地,他所谈论的也不外乎地上的事。那来自天上、超越万物的, 32要把所见所闻讲给人听,只是没有人接受祂的见证。 33但已经接受祂见证的人证实了上帝是真实的。 34上帝所差来的,说的是上帝的话,因为上帝将圣灵无限量地赐给祂。 35父爱子,已把万物交在祂手里。 36信子的人有永生;不信子的人得不到永生,上帝的烈怒常在他身上。”

New International Version – UK

John 3:1-36

Jesus teaches Nicodemus

1Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council. 2He came to Jesus at night and said, ‘Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no-one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.’

3Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.

4‘How can someone be born when they are old?’ Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!’

5Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit. 6Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit3:6 Or but spirit gives birth to spirit. 7You should not be surprised at my saying, “You3:7 The Greek is plural. must be born again.” 8The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.

9‘How can this be?’ Nicodemus asked.

10‘You are Israel’s teacher,’ said Jesus, ‘and do you not understand these things? 11Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony. 12I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? 13No-one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven – the Son of Man.3:13 Some manuscripts Man, who is in heaven 14Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,3:14 The Greek for lifted up also means exalted. 15that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.’3:15 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 21.

16For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him. 18Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe stands condemned already because they have not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son. 19This is the verdict: light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed. 21But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what they have done has been done in the sight of God.

John testifies again about Jesus

22After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptised. 23Now John also was baptising at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptised. 24(This was before John was put in prison.) 25An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing. 26They came to John and said to him, ‘Rabbi, that man who was with you on the other side of the Jordan – the one you testified about – look, he is baptising, and everyone is going to him.’

27To this John replied, ‘A person can receive only what is given them from heaven. 28You yourselves can testify that I said, “I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.” 29The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend who attends the bridegroom waits and listens for him, and is full of joy when he hears the bridegroom’s voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete. 30He must become greater; I must become less.’3:30 Some interpreters end the quotation with verse 36.

31The one who comes from above is above all; the one who is from the earth belongs to the earth, and speaks as one from the earth. The one who comes from heaven is above all. 32He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no-one accepts his testimony. 33Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful. 34For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God3:34 Greek he gives the Spirit without limit. 35The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands. 36Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.