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John 3

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John 3 . 1

1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:1

John 3 . 2

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."CJohn 02:23-03:11 John 02:23-03:2TOSKJohn 3:2

John 3 . 3

3 Jesus replied, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again."CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:3TTThese are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)

John 3 . 4

4 "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Can he enter his mother's womb a second time to be born?"CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:4

John 3 . 5

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.IPEzekiel 36:25-27CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:5

John 3 . 6

6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:6TTCovenant Succession (Inheritance and Election)

John 3 . 7

7 Do not be amazed that I said, 'You must be born again.'CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:7

John 3 . 8

8 The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."IPEcclesiastes 8:8CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:8

John 3 . 9

9 "How can this be?" Nicodemus asked.CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:9

John 3 . 10

10 "You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and you do not understand these things?CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:10

John 3 . 11

11 Truly, truly, I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, and yet you people do not accept our testimony.CJohn 02:23-03:11TOSKJohn 3:11

John 3 . 12

12 If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:12

John 3 . 13

13 No one has ascended into heaven except the One who descended from heaven—the Son of Man.IPProverbs 30:4CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:13

John 3 . 14

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,IPNumbers 21:8-9 Isaiah 52:13CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:14TTBronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing)

John 3 . 15

15 that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:15

John 3 . 16

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.IPGenesis 22:2CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:16TTAbraham (Father of Faith) Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing) Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration) Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election) Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations) Isaac (Child of Promise) Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring) These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)LTJustice and Mercy

John 3 . 17

17 For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:17

John 3 . 18

18 Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God's one and only Son.CJohn 03:12-18TOSKJohn 3:18

John 3 . 19

19 And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved the darkness rather than the Light because their deeds were evil.CJohn 03:19-21TOSKJohn 3:19

John 3 . 20

20 Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.CJohn 03:19-21TOSKJohn 3:20

John 3 . 21

21 But whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God."CJohn 03:19-21TOSKJohn 3:21

John 3 . 22

22 After this, Jesus and His disciples went into the Judean countryside, where He spent some time with them and baptized.CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:22

John 3 . 23

23 Now John was also baptizing at Aenon near Salim, because the water was plentiful there, and people kept coming to be baptized.CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:23

John 3 . 24

24 (For John had not yet been thrown into prison.)CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:24

John 3 . 25

25 Then a dispute arose between John's disciples and a certain Jew over the issue of ceremonial washing.CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:25

John 3 . 26

26 So John's disciples came to him and said, "Look, Rabbi, the One who was with you beyond the Jordan, the One you testified about—He is baptizing, and everyone is going to Him."CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:26

John 3 . 27

27 John replied, "A man can receive only what is given him from heaven.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:27

John 3 . 28

28 You yourselves can testify that I said, 'I am not the Christ, but am sent ahead of Him.'IPMalachi 3:1CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:28TTMarriage (Christ and His Bride)

John 3 . 29

29 The bride belongs to the bridegroom. The friend of the bridegroom stands and listens for him, and is overjoyed to hear the bridegroom's voice. That joy is mine, and it is now complete.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:29TTRebekah (Bride Sought for the Son) Marriage (Christ and His Bride) Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry)LTMarriage and Bride

John 3 . 30

30 He must increase; I must decrease.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:30

John 3 . 31

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.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:31

John 3 . 32

32 He testifies to what He has seen and heard, yet no one accepts His testimony.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:32

John 3 . 33

33 Whoever accepts His testimony has certified that God is truthful.CJohn 03:23-32 John 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:33

John 3 . 34

34 For the One whom God has sent speaks the words of God, for God gives the Spirit without limit.CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:34TTElisha (Double Portion of Spirit)

John 3 . 35

35 The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:35

John 3 . 36

36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him."CJohn 03:22-04:03TOSKJohn 3:36

Linked Mentions 35

Intertextuality Pairs 7

Trajectory Tables 9

Longitudinal Themes 2

Anchor Texts 6

Chiasm 7

Cycles 4

In the wider web27 threads

Intertextuality Pairs

Allusions John 3:13 → Proverbs 30:4, John 3:14 → Isaiah 52:13, John 3:14 → Numbers 21:8-9, John 3:16 → Genesis 22:2, John 3:28 → Malachi 3:1, John 3:5 → Ezekiel 36:25-27

Echoes John 3:8 → Ecclesiastes 8:8

Trajectories

Abraham (Father of Faith), Bronze Serpent (Lifted Up for Healing), Burnt Offering (Christ's Total Consecration), Covenant Succession (Inheritance and Election), Elisha (Double Portion of Spirit), Gentile Inclusion (Light to the Nations), Isaac (Child of Promise), Marriage (Christ and His Bride), Rebekah (Bride Sought for the Son), Seed Promise (Redemption Through Offspring), Spiritual Adultery (Covenant Faithfulness and Idolatry), These are the Generations of (Covenant Genealogy)

Longitudinal Themes

Justice and Mercy, Marriage and Bride

Chiasms

Shaped John 02:23–03:11, John 02:23–03:2, John 03:12–18, John 03:19–21, John 03:22–04:03, John 03:23–32