John 3 #catechesis/bible/john
[!abstract] Christ’s discourse with Nicodemus. John’s testimony.
Book: John · ← John 2 · John 4 →
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GR Ἦν δὲ ἄνθρωπος ἐκ τῶν Φαρισαίων, Νικόδημος ὄνομα αὐτῷ, ἄρχων τῶν Ἰουδαίων:
LA Erat autem homo ex pharisæis, Nicodemus nomine, princeps Judæorum.
EN And there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.
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GR οὗτος ἦλθεν πρὸς αὐτὸν νυκτὸς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ: ῥαββί, οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀπὸ θεοῦ ἐλήλυθας διδάσκαλος: οὐδεὶς γὰρ δύναται ταῦτα τὰ σημεῖα ποιεῖν ἃ σὺ ποιεῖς, ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ ὁ θεὸς μετ’ αὐτοῦ.
LA Hic venit ad Jesum nocte, et dixit ei: Rabbi, scimus quia a Deo venisti magister, nemo enim potest hæc signa facere, quæ tu facis, nisi fuerit Deus cum eo.
EN This man came to Jesus by night and said to him: Rabbi, we know that you have come a teacher from God; for no man can do these signs which you do, unless God be with him.
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GR ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ: ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
LA Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit denuo, non potest videre regnum Dei.
EN Jesus answered and said to him: Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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GR λέγει πρὸς αὐτὸν ὁ Νικόδημος: πῶς δύναται ἄνθρωπος γεννηθῆναι γέρων ὤν; μὴ δύναται εἰς τὴν κοιλίαν τῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦ δεύτερον εἰσελθεῖν καὶ γεννηθῆναι;
LA Dicit ad eum Nicodemus: Quomodo potest homo nasci, cum sit senex? numquid potest in ventrem matris suæ iterato introire et renasci?
EN Nicodemus said to 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 again?
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GR ἀπεκρίθη [ὁ] Ἰησοῦς: ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
LA Respondit Jesus: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, non potest introire in regnum Dei.
EN Jesus answered: Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
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GR τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τῆς σαρκὸς σάρξ ἐστιν, καὶ τὸ γεγεννημένον ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος πνεῦμά ἐστιν.
LA Quod natum est ex carne, caro est: et quod natum est ex spiritu, spiritus est.
EN That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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GR μὴ θαυμάσῃς ὅτι εἶπόν σοι: δεῖ ὑμᾶς γεννηθῆναι ἄνωθεν.
LA Non mireris quia dixi tibi: oportet vos nasci denuo.
EN Wonder not that I said to you: You must be born again.
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GR τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει: οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος.
LA Spiritus ubi vult spirat, et vocem ejus audis, sed nescis unde veniat, aut quo vadat: sic est omnis qui natus est ex spiritu.
EN The Spirit breathes where he will and you hear his voice: but you know not whence he comes and whither he goes. So is every one that is born of the Spirit.
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GR ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ: πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;
LA Respondit Nicodemus, et dixit ei: Quomodo possunt hæc fieri?
EN Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be done?
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GR ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ: σὺ εἶ ὁ διδάσκαλος τοῦ Ἰσραὴλ καὶ ταῦτα οὐ γινώσκεις;
LA Respondit Jesus, et dixit ei: Tu es magister in Israël, et hæc ignoras?
EN Jesus answered and said to him: Are you a master in Israel, and know not these things?
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GR ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι ὅτι ὃ οἴδαμεν λαλοῦμεν καὶ ὃ ἑωράκαμεν μαρτυροῦμεν, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἡμῶν οὐ λαμβάνετε.
LA amen, amen dico tibi, quia quod scimus loquimur, et quod vidimus testamur, et testimonium nostrum non accipitis.
EN Amen, amen, I say to you that we speak what we know and we testify what we have seen: and you receive not our testimony.
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GR εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς ἐὰν εἴπω ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια πιστεύσετε;
LA Si terrena dixi vobis, et non creditis: quomodo, si dixero vobis cælestia, credetis?
EN If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not: how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things?
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GR καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀναβέβηκεν εἰς τὸν οὐρανὸν εἰ μὴ ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καταβάς, ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου.
LA Et nemo ascendit in cælum, nisi qui descendit de cælo, Filius hominis, qui est in cælo.
EN And no man has ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven.
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GR καὶ καθὼς Μωϋσῆς ὕψωσεν τὸν ὄφιν ἐν τῇ ἐρήμῳ, οὕτως ὑψωθῆναι δεῖ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου,
LA Et sicut Moyses exaltavit serpentem in deserto, ita exaltari oportet Filium hominis:
EN And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up:
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GR ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων ἐν αὐτῷ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
LA ut omnis qui credit in ipsum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam.
EN That whosoever believes in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
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GR οὕτως γὰρ ἠγάπησεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν κόσμον, ὥστε τὸν υἱὸν τὸν μονογενῆ ἔδωκεν, ἵνα πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν μὴ ἀπόληται ἀλλ’ ἔχῃ ζωὴν αἰώνιον.
LA Sic enim Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret: ut omnis qui credit in eum, non pereat, sed habeat vitam æternam.
EN For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son: that whosoever believes in him may not perish, but may have life everlasting.
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GR οὐ γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς τὸν υἱὸν εἰς τὸν κόσμον ἵνα κρίνῃ τὸν κόσμον, ἀλλ’ ἵνα σωθῇ ὁ κόσμος δι’ αὐτοῦ.
LA Non enim misit Deus Filium suum in mundum, ut judicet mundum, sed ut salvetur mundus per ipsum.
EN For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world: but that the world may be saved by him.
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GR ὁ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν οὐ κρίνεται: ὁ μὴ πιστεύων ἤδη κέκριται, ὅτι μὴ πεπίστευκεν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα τοῦ μονογενοῦς υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ.
LA Qui credit in eum, non judicatur; qui autem non credit, jam judicatus est: quia non credit in nomine unigeniti Filii Dei.
EN He that believes in him is not judged. But he that does not believe is already judged: because he believes not in the name of the only begotten Son of God.
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GR αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ κρίσις, ὅτι τὸ φῶς ἐλήλυθεν εἰς τὸν κόσμον καὶ ἠγάπησαν οἱ ἄνθρωποι μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς: ἦν γὰρ αὐτῶν πονηρὰ τὰ ἔργα.
LA Hoc est autem judicium: quia lux venit in mundum, et dilexerunt homines magis tenebras quam lucem: erant enim eorum mala opera.
EN And this is the judgment: Because the light has come into the world and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil.
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[!note]- The judgment…
That is, the cause of his condemnation.
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GR πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ:
LA Omnis enim qui male agit, odit lucem, et non venit ad lucem, ut non arguantur opera ejus:
EN For every one that does evil hates the light and comes not to the light, that his works may not be reproved.
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GR ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα φανερωθῇ αὐτοῦ τὰ ἔργα, ὅτι ἐν θεῷ ἐστιν εἰργασμένα.
LA qui autem facit veritatem, venit ad lucem, ut manifestentur opera ejus, quia in Deo sunt facta.
EN But he that does truth comes to the light, that his works may be made manifest: because they are done in God.
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[!note]- Unless a man be born again, etc…
By these words our Saviour hath declared the necessity of baptism; and by the word water it is evident that the application of it is necessary with the words (Matthew 28:19).
[!note]- Is not judged…
He that believes, viz., by a faith working through charity, is not judged, that is, is not condemned; but the obstinate unbeliever is judged, that is, condemned already, by retrenching himself from the society of Christ and his church.
[!note]- He that does truth…
that is, he that acts according to truth, which here signifies the Law of God. Thy law is truth. Psa. 118. 142.
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GR Μετὰ ταῦτα ἦλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὴν Ἰουδαίαν γῆν, καὶ ἐκεῖ διέτριβεν μετ’ αὐτῶν καὶ ἐβάπτιζεν.
LA Post hæc venit Jesus et discipuli ejus in terram Judæam: et illic demorabatur cum eis, et baptizabat.
EN After these things, Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them and baptized.
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GR ἦν δὲ καὶ [ὁ] Ἰωάννης βαπτίζων ἐν Αἰνὼν ἐγγὺς τοῦ Σαλείμ, ὅτι ὕδατα πολλὰ ἦν ἐκεῖ, καὶ παρεγίνοντο καὶ ἐβαπτίζοντο:
LA Erat autem et Joannes baptizans, in Ænnon, juxta Salim: quia aquæ multæ erant illic, et veniebant et baptizabantur.
EN And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim: because there was much water there. And they came and were baptized.
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GR οὔπω γὰρ ἦν βεβλημένος εἰς τὴν φυλακὴν Ἰωάννης.
LA Nondum enim missus fuerat Joannes in carcerem.
EN For John was not yet cast into prison.
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GR ἐγένετο οὖν ζήτησις ἐκ τῶν μαθητῶν Ἰωάννου μετὰ Ἰουδαίου περὶ καθαρισμοῦ.
LA Facta est autem quæstio ex discipulis Joannis cum Judæis de purificatione.
EN And there arose a question between some of John’s disciples and the Jews, concerning purification.
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GR καὶ ἦλθον πρὸς τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ εἶπαν αὐτῷ: ῥαββί, ὃς ἦν μετὰ σοῦ πέραν τοῦ Ἰορδάνου, ᾧ σὺ μεμαρτύρηκας, ἴδε οὗτος βαπτίζει καὶ πάντες ἔρχονται πρὸς αὐτόν.
LA Et venerunt ad Joannem, et dixerunt ei: Rabbi, qui erat tecum trans Jordanem, cui tu testimonium perhibuisti, ecce hic baptizat, et omnes veniunt ad eum.
EN And they came to John and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you gave testimony: behold, he baptizes and all men come to him.
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GR ἀπεκρίθη Ἰωάννης καὶ εἶπεν: οὐ δύναται ἄνθρωπος λαμβάνειν οὐδὲν ἐὰν μὴ ᾖ δεδομένον αὐτῷ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ.
LA Respondit Joannes, et dixit: Non potest homo accipere quidquam, nisi fuerit ei datum de cælo.
EN John answered and said: A man cannot receive anything, unless it be given him from heaven.
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GR αὐτοὶ ὑμεῖς μοι μαρτυρεῖτε ὅτι εἶπον: [ἐγώ] οὐκ εἰμὶ ἐγὼ ὁ Χριστός, ἀλλ’ ὅτι ἀπεσταλμένος εἰμὶ ἔμπροσθεν ἐκείνου.
LA Ipsi vos mihi testimonium perhibetis, quod dixerim: Non sum ego Christus: sed quia missus sum ante illum.
EN You yourselves do bear me witness that I said that I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him.
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GR ὁ ἔχων τὴν νύμφην νυμφίος ἐστίν: ὁ δὲ φίλος τοῦ νυμφίου, ὁ ἑστηκὼς καὶ ἀκούων αὐτοῦ, χαρᾷ χαίρει διὰ τὴν φωνὴν τοῦ νυμφίου. αὕτη οὖν ἡ χαρὰ ἡ ἐμὴ πεπλήρωται.
LA Qui habet sponsam, sponsus est: amicus autem sponsi, qui stat, et audit eum, gaudio gaudet propter vocem sponsi. Hoc ergo gaudium meum impletum est.
EN He that has the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who stands and hears Him, rejoices with joy because of the bridegroom’s voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled.
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GR ἐκεῖνον δεῖ αὐξάνειν, ἐμὲ δὲ ἐλαττοῦσθαι.
LA Illum oportet crescere, me autem minui.
EN He must increase: but I must decrease.
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GR ὁ ἄνωθεν ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν: ὁ ὢν ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐκ τῆς γῆς ἐστιν καὶ ἐκ τῆς γῆς λαλεῖ. ὁ ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐρχόμενος ἐπάνω πάντων ἐστίν
LA Qui desursum venit, super omnes est. Qui est de terra, de terra est, et de terra loquitur. Qui de cælo venit, super omnes est.
EN He that comes from above is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaks. He that comes from heaven is above all.
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GR ὃ ἑώρακεν καὶ ἤκουσεν τοῦτο μαρτυρεῖ, καὶ τὴν μαρτυρίαν αὐτοῦ οὐδεὶς λαμβάνει.
LA Et quod vidit, et audivit, hoc testatur: et testimonium ejus nemo accipit.
EN And what he has seen and heard, that he testifies: and no man receives his testimony.
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GR ὁ λαβὼν αὐτοῦ τὴν μαρτυρίαν ἐσφράγισεν ὅτι ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν.
LA Qui accepit ejus testimonium signavit, quia Deus verax est.
EN He that has received his testimony has set to his seal that God is true.
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GR ὃν γὰρ ἀπέστειλεν ὁ θεὸς, τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ θεοῦ λαλεῖ: οὐ γὰρ ἐκ μέτρου δίδωσιν τὸ πνεῦμα.
LA Quem enim misit Deus, verba Dei loquitur: non enim ad mensuram dat Deus spiritum.
EN For he whom God has sent speaks the words of God: for God does not give the Spirit by measure.
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GR ὁ πατὴρ ἀγαπᾷ τὸν υἱόν, καὶ πάντα δέδωκεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ.
LA Pater diligit Filium et omnia dedit in manu ejus.
EN The Father loves the Son: and he has given all things into his hand.
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GR ὁ πιστεύων εἰς τὸν υἱὸν ἔχει ζωὴν αἰώνιον: ὁ δὲ ἀπειθῶν τῷ υἱῷ οὐκ ὄψεται ζωήν, ἀλλ’ ἡ ὀργὴ τοῦ θεοῦ μένει ἐπ’ αὐτόν,
LA Qui credit in Filium, habet vitam æternam; qui autem incredulus est Filio, non videbit vitam, sed ira Dei manet super eum.
EN He that believes in the Son has life everlasting: but he that believes not the Son shall not see life: but the wrath of God abides on him.
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