📖 约翰福音 第3章（和合本）
1. 有一个法利赛人，名叫尼哥底母，是犹太人的官。
2. 这人夜里来见耶稣，说：“拉比，我们知道你是由 神那里来作师傅的；因为你所行的神迹，若没有 神同在，无人能行。”
3. 耶稣回答说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见 神的国。”
4. 尼哥底母说：“人已经老了，如何能重生呢？岂能再进母腹生出来吗？”
5. 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进 神的国。
6. 从肉身生的，就是肉身；从灵生的，就是灵。
7. 我说‘你们必须重生’，你不要以为希奇。
8. 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
9. 尼哥底母问他说：“怎能有这事呢？”
10. 耶稣回答说：“你是以色列人的先生，还不明白这事吗？
11. 我实实在在地告诉你，我们所说的是我们知道的，我们所见证的是我们见过的，你们却不领受我们的见证。
12. 我对你们说地上的事，你们尚且不信，若说天上的事，如何能信呢？
13. 除了从天降下仍旧在天的人子，没有人升过天。
14. 摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来，
15. 叫一切信他的都得永生。
16. 神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生。
17. 因为 神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，乃是要叫世人因他得救。
18. 信他的人，不被定罪；不信的人，罪已经定了，因为他不信 神独生子的名。
19. 光来到世间，世人因自己的行为是恶的，不爱光倒爱黑暗，定他们的罪就是在此。
20. 凡作恶的便恨光，并不来就光，恐怕他的行为受责备。
21. 但行真理的必来就光，要显明他所行的是靠 神而行。”
22. 这事以后，耶稣和门徒到了犹太地，在那里居住施洗。
23. 约翰在靠近撒冷的哀嫩也施洗，因为那里水多；众人都去受洗。
24. 那时约翰还没有下在监里。
25. 约翰的门徒和一个犹太人辩论洁净的礼。
26. 就来见约翰说：“拉比，从前同你在约旦河外、你所见证的那位，现在施洗，众人都往他那里去了。”
27. 约翰说：“若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得什么。
28. 我曾说‘我不是基督，是奉差遣在他前面的’，你们自己可以给我作见证。
29. 娶新妇的就是新郎；新郎的朋友站着听见新郎的声音就甚喜乐。故此，我这喜乐满足了。
30. 他必兴旺，我必衰微。”
31. 从天上来的，是在万有之上；从地上来的，是属乎地，他所说的也是属乎地。从天上来的，是在万有之上。
32. 他将所见所闻的见证出来，只是没有人领受他的见证。
33. 那领受他见证的，就印上印，证明 神是真的。
34. 神所差来的，就说 神的话，因为 神赐圣灵给他是没有限量的。
35. 父爱子，已将万有交在他手里。
36. 信子的人有永生；不信子的人得不着永生（原文作“不得见永生”）， 神的震怒常在他身上。
📖 John 3 (NIV)
1. Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2. He 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.”
3. Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
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!”
5. Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
6. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
7. You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
8. The 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.”
9. “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10. “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?
11. Very 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.
12. I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
13. No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
14. Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15. that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
16. For 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.
17. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.
18. Whoever 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.
19. This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but people loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil.
20. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.
21. But 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.
22. After this, Jesus and his disciples went out into the Judean countryside, where he spent some time with them, and baptized.
23. Now John also was baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because there was plenty of water, and people were coming and being baptized.
24. (This was before John was put in prison.)
25. An argument developed between some of John’s disciples and a certain Jew over the matter of ceremonial washing.
26. They 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 baptizing, and everyone is going to him.”
27. To this John replied, “A person can receive only what is given them from heaven.
28. You yourselves can testify that I said, ‘I am not the Messiah but am sent ahead of him.’
29. The 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.
30. He must become greater; I must become less.”
31. The 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.
32. He testifies to what he has seen and heard, but no one accepts his testimony.
33. Whoever has accepted it has certified that God is truthful.
34. For the one whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.
35. The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands.
36. Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, for God’s wrath remains on them.
✨ 总结：
这一章的要点是 “重生与永生”。尼哥底母的夜访让耶稣揭示了进入神国的条件：必须从圣灵得新生。核心经文（3:16）揭示了神的爱与救恩的本质。约翰则以谦卑态度见证耶稣的至高地位。
✨ Summary:
The key theme of this chapter is “new birth and eternal life.” Nicodemus’s visit allowed Jesus to reveal the condition for entering God’s kingdom: being born of the Spirit. The core verse (John 3:16) highlights God’s love and salvation. John the Baptist closes by humbly confirming Christ’s supreme position.
📖 问答笔记 —— 约翰福音 第3章
问：在这一章里，尼哥底母夜里来找耶稣。他是个法利赛人，也是犹太人的官。他承认耶稣所行的神迹非同寻常，证明神与他同在。
答：是的，这个夜访很特别。尼哥底母在宗教上是权威人物，但他带着疑问来寻求真理。耶稣的回应直击核心：“人若不重生，就不能见神的国。”
问：尼哥底母不理解“重生”，他从人的角度去想：年纪大了怎么可能再进入母腹？
答：耶稣解释“重生”不是肉体的再生，而是“从水和圣灵生的”。换句话说，进入神的国需要属灵的更新。肉体生出肉体，但圣灵生出灵。
问：这里耶稣还用了风来比喻，说风随意吹，人听见声音却不知道从哪里来、往哪里去。圣灵的工作也像这样，难以用理性完全掌握。
答：对，这是对信仰经验的描绘。耶稣又提醒尼哥底母：作为以色列的教师，他却连这些基本的属灵真理都还没明白。
问：然后耶稣说到“摩西举蛇”，预示人子将被举起来。信的人就得永生。
答：这就引出了最核心的经文：“神爱世人，甚至将他的独生子赐给他们，叫一切信他的，不至灭亡，反得永生。”这句总结了福音的核心——神的爱与救恩。
问：而且，耶稣强调他来不是为了定罪，而是为了拯救。但不信的人，因拒绝光，已经在黑暗里被定罪了。
答：是的，光和暗在这里代表了真理与邪恶。人若行恶，就怕光照出自己的行为；行真理的人却来到光中，让神的工作显明。
问：后半部分转到施洗约翰。他的门徒有些担心，因为耶稣那边人越来越多。
答：约翰的回答非常谦卑：“他必兴旺，我必衰微。”他知道自己的角色是新郎的朋友，真正的焦点是基督，不是自己。
问：最后约翰指出，耶稣从天上来，超过一切。他说神赐圣灵是没有限量的，父爱子，把万有交在他手里。
答：所以结论很明确：信子的人有永生；不信子的人不得见永生，神的震怒常在他身上。
📖 Q&A Notes — John Chapter 3
Q: In this chapter, Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He was a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews. He acknowledged that the miracles Jesus performed were extraordinary, showing that God was with Him.
A: Yes, this nighttime visit is significant. Nicodemus was a religious authority, yet he came with questions seeking the truth. Jesus went straight to the point: “No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
Q: Nicodemus didn’t understand “being born again.” He thought in human terms: how can someone old go back into his mother’s womb to be born again?
A: Jesus explained that being “born again” is not physical rebirth, but being “born of water and the Spirit.” In other words, to enter God’s kingdom one must experience spiritual renewal. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Q: Here Jesus also used the wind as a metaphor, saying the wind blows wherever it pleases—you hear its sound but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. The work of the Spirit is the same, beyond human reasoning to fully grasp.
A: Exactly. This is a description of the experience of faith. Jesus reminded Nicodemus that as Israel’s teacher, he still had not understood these fundamental spiritual truths.
Q: Then Jesus mentioned “Moses lifting up the serpent,” foreshadowing that the Son of Man would be lifted up. Whoever believes in Him will have eternal life.
A: That leads directly to the most central verse: “For 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.” This summarizes the heart of the gospel—God’s love and salvation.
Q: Moreover, Jesus emphasized that He came not to condemn the world but to save it. Yet those who do not believe are already condemned because they reject the light and remain in darkness.
A: Yes. Here light and darkness symbolize truth and evil. Those who do evil hate the light, fearing their deeds will be exposed. But those who live by the truth come into the light, so that it may be clear their works are done through God.
Q: The second part of the chapter turns to John the Baptist. His disciples were concerned because more and more people were going to Jesus.
A: John’s response was deeply humble: “He must become greater; I must become less.” He knew his role was that of the bridegroom’s friend—the true focus was Christ, not himself.
Q: Finally, John pointed out that Jesus came from above and is above all. He said God gives the Spirit without limit, and the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands.
A: The conclusion is clear: whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, and God’s wrath remains on them.
📖 Q&A Notes — John Chapter 3
Q: In this chapter, Nicodemus came to Jesus at night. He was a Pharisee and a ruler of the Jews. He acknowledged that the miracles Jesus performed were extraordinary, showing that God was with Him.
A: Yes, this nighttime visit is significant. Nicodemus was a religious authority, yet he came with questions seeking the truth. Jesus went straight to the point: “No one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
Q: Nicodemus didn’t understand “being born again.” He thought in human terms: how can someone old go back into his mother’s womb to be born again?
A: Jesus explained that being “born again” is not physical rebirth, but being “born of water and the Spirit.” In other words, to enter God’s kingdom one must experience spiritual renewal. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
Q: Here Jesus also used the wind as a metaphor, saying the wind blows wherever it pleases—you hear its sound but cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. The work of the Spirit is the same, beyond human reasoning to fully grasp.
A: Exactly. This is a description of the experience of faith. Jesus reminded Nicodemus that as Israel’s teacher, he still had not understood these fundamental spiritual truths.
Q: Then Jesus mentioned “Moses lifting up the serpent,” foreshadowing that the Son of Man would be lifted up. Whoever believes in Him will have eternal life.
A: That leads directly to the most central verse: “For 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.” This summarizes the heart of the gospel—God’s love and salvation.
Q: Moreover, Jesus emphasized that He came not to condemn the world but to save it. Yet those who do not believe are already condemned because they reject the light and remain in darkness.
A: Yes. Here light and darkness symbolize truth and evil. Those who do evil hate the light, fearing their deeds will be exposed. But those who live by the truth come into the light, so that it may be clear their works are done through God.
Q: The second part of the chapter turns to John the Baptist. His disciples were concerned because more and more people were going to Jesus.
A: John’s response was deeply humble: “He must become greater; I must become less.” He knew his role was that of the bridegroom’s friend—the true focus was Christ, not himself.
Q: Finally, John pointed out that Jesus came from above and is above all. He said God gives the Spirit without limit, and the Father loves the Son and has placed everything in His hands.
A: The conclusion is clear: whoever believes in the Son has eternal life, but whoever rejects the Son will not see life, and God’s wrath remains on them.
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