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John 3

3 Christ instructeth Nicodemus in the regeneration 13 Of faith 16 Of the love of God towards the world. 23 The doctrine and baptism of John, 28 And the witness that he beareth of Christ.
1.There was now a man of the Pharises named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
2.He came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man could do these miracles that thou doest, except God were with him.
3.Jesus answered, and said unto him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, except a man be born again, he can not asee the bkingdom of God.
4.Nicodemus said unto him, How can a man be born which is old? can he enter into his mother’s womb again, and be born?
5.Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, except that a man be born of cwater and of the Spirit, he can not enter into the kingdom of God.
6.That which is born of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
7.Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
8.The dwind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whether it goeth: so is every man that is born of the Spirit.
9.Nicodemus answered, and said unto him, How can these things be?
10.Jesus answered, and said unto him, Art thou a teacher of Israel, and eknowest not these things?
11.Verily, verily I say unto thee, we speak that we fknow, and testify, that we have seen: but ye greceive not our witness.
12.If when I tell you hearthly things, ye believe not, how should ye believe, if I shall tell you of heavenly things?
13.For no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that hath descended from heaven, the Son of man which is in iheaven.
14.*And as Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be klift up,
15.That whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have eternal life.
16.*For God so loved the world, that he hath given his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him, should not perish, but have everlasting life.
17.*For God sent not his Son into the world, that he should lcondemn the world, but that the mworld through him might be saved.
18.He that believeth in him, shall not be condemned: but he that believeth not, is condemned already, because he believeth not in the Name of the only begotten Son of God.
19.*And this is the ncondemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather then light, because their deeds were evil.
20.For every man that evil doeth, hateth the light, neither cometh to light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
21.But he that doeth otruth, cometh to the light, that his deeds might be made manifest, that they are wrought ^paccording to God.
22.¶ After these things, came Jesus and his disciples into the ^land of Judea, and there tarried with them, and *baptised.
23.And John also baptised in Enon besides Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptised.
24.For John was not yet cast into prison.
25.Then there arose a question between John’s disciples and the Jews, about qpurifying.
26.And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, rhe that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom *thou barest witness, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.
27.John answered, and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.
28.Ye your selves are my witnesses, that *I said, sI am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.
29.He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom which standeth & heareth him, rejoyceth greatly, because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
30.He must tincrease, but I must decrease.
31.He that is come from on high, is above all: he that is of the uearth, is of the earth, and speaketh of the earth: he that is come from heaven, is above all.
32.And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: but no man receiveth his testimony.
33.He that hath received his testimony, hath sealed that *God is true.
34.For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God giveth him not the Spirit by xmeasure.
35.The Father loveth the Son, and hath *given all things into his hand.
36.*He that believeth in the Son, hath everlasting life, and he that obeyeth not the Son, shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

Notes

3-a.
To enter therein.
3-b.
Which thing is to be assembled & incorporate into the Church of God.
5-c.
Which is the spiritual water where the holie Ghost does wash us into newness of life.
8-d.
As the power of God is manifest by the moving of the air, so is it in changing and renewing us, although the manner be hid from us.
10-e.
Although he was excellently learned, yet knew he not those things which the very babes in Christ’s school ought to know.
11-f.
We may not teach our own inventions.
11-g.
He reproves him, for that men do teach things which they under- stand not, and yet others believe them: bur Christ teaches things most certain and known, and men will not receive his doctrine.
12-h.
Which was after a common and gross manner.
13-i.
By reason of the union of his Godhead with his manhood.
14-*.
Num. 21.9.
14-k.
His power must be manifest, which is not yet known.
16-*.
1 John 4.9.
17-*.
Chap. 9.39 and 12.47.
17-l.
The contempt of Christ, and the sins of the wicked condemn them: yet Christ as a just judge gives sentence against the reprobate.
17-m.
Not only the Jews, but whosoever should believe in him.
19-*.
Chap. 1.9.
19-n.
The cause and matter of condemnation.
21-A.
s they do which set God only before their eyes, and follow the rule of his word.
21-^.
Or, in God.
21-o.
In walking roundly, and sincerely.
22-*.
Chap. 4.1.
22-^.
Or, territory.
25-q.
That is, how they might be made clean, before God, which the washings under the law did represent.
26-*.
Chap. 1.17.
26-r.
They were led with ambition fearing lest their master should have lost his fame.
28-*.
Chap. 1.20.
28-s.
No man ought to usurp anything further then God gives him.
30-t.
And be exalted, and I esteemed as his servant.
31-u.
The minister compared to Christ is but earth.
33-*.
Rom. 3.4.
34-x.
For unto Christ was given the ful abundance of all grace, that we might receive of him as the only fountain.
35-*.
Mat. 11.27.
36-*.
Amos 2.4 and 5, 1 John 5.10.