Verse 20
John 3:20
Free Bible Version
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But those who do good come into the light, so that what God (Elohim) accomplishes in them can be revealed.”
Original Language Text
greek
πᾶς γὰρ ὁ φαῦλα πράσσων μισεῖ τὸ φῶς καὶ οὐκ ἔρχεται πρὸς τὸ φῶς, ἵνα μὴ ἐλεγχθῇ τὰ ἔργα αὐτοῦ·
English Translation
For everyone who practices evil hates the light and does not come to the light, so that his works may not be exposed.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
There was a man named Nicodemus, a Pharisee and a member of the Jewish ruling council.
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2
He came at night to where Yashua (Jesus) was and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has com...
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3
“I tell you the truth,” Yashua (Jesus) replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God (El...
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4
“How can you be reborn when you're old?” Nicodemus asked. “You can't go back into your mother's womb...
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5
“I tell you the truth, you can't enter God (Elohim)'s kingdom unless you are born of water and the S...
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6
“What's born of the body is body, and what's born of the Spirit is Spirit.
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7
Don't be surprised at my telling you, ‘You must be reborn.’
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8
The wind blows wherever it wants, and just as you hear the sound it makes, but don't know where it's...
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9
“How is this possible?” Nicodemus asked.
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10
“You're a famous teacher in Israel, and yet you don't understand such things?” Yashua (Jesus) replie...
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11
“I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know and give evidence regarding what we have seen, but y...
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12
If you don't trust what I say when I tell you about earthly things, how would you ever trust what I...
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13
No one has gone up to heaven, but the Son of man came down from heaven.
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14
Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so the Son of man must be lifted up,
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15
For God (Elohim) loved the world, and this is how: he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone wh...
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16
God (Elohim) didn't send the Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through...
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17
Those who trust in him are not condemned, while those who don't trust in him are condemned already b...
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18
This is how the decision is made: the light came to the world, but people loved the darkness rather...
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19
All those who do evil hate the light and don't come into the light, because they don't want their ac...
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20
But those who do good come into the light, so that what God (Elohim) accomplishes in them can be rev...
21
After this Yashua (Jesus) and his disciples went into Judea and spent some time with the people, bap...
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22
John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water there and people kept...
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23
(This was before John was imprisoned.)
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24
They went to John and told him, “Rabbi, the man you were with on the other side of the Jordan River,...
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25
“No one receives anything unless they're given it from heaven,” John replied.
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26
“You yourselves can testify that I declared, ‘I'm not the Messiah. I've been sent to prepare his way...
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27
The bridegroom is the one who has the bride! The best man waits, listening for the bridegroom, and i...
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28
He must become more important, and I must become less important.”
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He who comes from above is greater than all; he who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and ta...
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30
He gives evidence about what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts what he has to say.
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31
For the one God (Elohim) sent speaks God (Elohim)'s words, because God (Elohim) doesn't restrict the...
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32
Anyone who trusts in the Son has eternal life, but anyone who refuses to trust the Son will not expe...
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