Verse 12
John 3:12
Bible in Basic English
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If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
Original Language Text
greek
εἰ τὰ ἐπίγεια εἶπον ὑμῖν καὶ οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς ἐὰν εἴπω ὑμῖν τὰ ἐπουράνια πιστεύσετε;
English Translation
If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 3 Context
1
Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews.
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He came to Yashua (Jesus) by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from Go...
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Yashua (Jesus) said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingd...
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Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to...
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Yashua (Jesus) said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the...
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That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
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Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
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The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unabl...
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And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
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10
And Yashua (Jesus), answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these th...
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Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; a...
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12
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my wo...
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And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man.
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14
As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to...
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15
So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life.
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For God (Elohim) had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in...
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God (Elohim) did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the w...
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18
The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been...
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19
And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more lo...
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20
The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that h...
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21
But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been...
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22
After these things Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples went into the land of Judaea, and there he was w...
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23
Now John was then giving baptism at Aenon near Salim, because there was much water there; and people...
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For at this time John had not been put into prison.
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Then a question came up between John's disciples and a Jew about washing.
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And they went to John and said to him, Rabbi, the man who was with you on the other side of the Jord...
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And this was John's answer: A man is unable to have anything if it is not given to him from heaven.
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You yourselves give witness that I said, I am not the Christ. What I said was, I am sent before the...
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He who has the bride is the husband: but the husband's friend, whose place is by his side and whose...
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He has to become greater while I become less.
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He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of...
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He gives witness of what he has seen and of what has come to his ears; and no man takes his witness...
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He who so takes his witness has made clear his faith that God (Elohim) is true.
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For he whom God (Elohim) has sent says God (Elohim)'s words; and God (Elohim) does not give him the...
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The Father has love for the Son and has put all things into his hands.
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He who has faith in the Son has eternal life; but he who has not faith in the Son will not see life;...
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