| 第1段 | |
| 中文： | 有一个法利赛人，名叫尼哥底母，是犹太人的官。 |
| 英文： | There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: |
| 第2段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. |
| 第3段 | |
| 中文： | 耶稣回答说，我实实在在的告诉你，人若不重生，就不能见神的国。 |
| 英文： | Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. |
| 第4段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? |
| 第5段 | |
| 中文： | 耶稣说，我实实在在的告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进神的国。 |
| 英文： | Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. |
| 第6段 | |
| 中文： | 从肉身生的，就是肉身。从灵生的，就是灵。 |
| 英文： | That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. |
| 第7段 | |
| 中文： | 我说，你们必须重生，你不要以为希奇。 |
| 英文： | Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. |
| 第8段 | |
| 中文： | 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从那里来，往那里去。凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。 |
| 英文： | The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. |
| 第9段 | |
| 中文： | 尼哥底母问他说，怎能有这事呢。 |
| 英文： | Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? |
| 第10段 | |
| 中文： | 耶稣回答说，你是以色列人的先生，还不明白这事吗。 |
| 英文： | Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things? |
| 第11段 | |
| 中文： | 我实实在在的告诉你，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。 |
| 英文： | Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness. |
| 第12段 | |
| 中文： | 我对你们说地上的事，你门尚且不信，若说天上的事，如何能信呢。 |
| 英文： | If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? |
| 第13段 | |
| 中文： | 除了从天降下仍旧在天的人子，没有人升过天。 |
| 英文： | And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. |
| 第14段 | |
| 中文： | 摩西在旷野怎样举蛇，人子也必照样被举起来。 |
| 英文： | And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: |
| 第15段 | |
| 中文： | 叫一切信他的都得永生。（或作叫一切信的人在他里面得永生） |
| 英文： | That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life. |
| 第16段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. |
| 第17段 | |
| 中文： | 因为神差他的儿子降世，不是要定世人的罪，（或作审判世人下同）乃是要叫世人因他得救。 |
| 英文： | For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. |
| 第18段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. |
| 第19段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. |
| 第20段 | |
| 中文： | 凡作恶的便恨光，并不来就光，恐怕他的行为受责备。 |
| 英文： | For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. |
| 第21段 | |
| 中文： | 但行真理的必来就光，要显明他所行的是靠神而行。 |
| 英文： | But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God. |
| 第22段 | |
| 中文： | 这事以后，耶稣和门徒到了犹太地，在那里居住施洗。 |
| 英文： | After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. |
| 第23段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized. |
| 第24段 | |
| 中文： | 那时约翰还没有下在监里。 |
| 英文： | For John was not yet cast into prison. |
| 第25段 | |
| 中文： | 约翰的门徒，和一个犹太人辩论洁净的礼。 |
| 英文： | Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying. |
| 第26段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him. |
| 第27段 | |
| 中文： | 约翰说，若不是从天上赐的，人就不能得什么。 |
| 英文： | John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven. |
| 第28段 | |
| 中文： | 我曾说，我不是基督，是奉差遣在他前面的，你们可以给我作见证。 |
| 英文： | Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him. |
| 第29段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled. |
| 第30段 | |
| 中文： | 他必兴旺，我必衰微。 |
| 英文： | He must increase, but I must decrease. |
| 第31段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all. |
| 第32段 | |
| 中文： | 他将所见所闻的见证出来，只是没有人领受他的见证。 |
| 英文： | And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony. |
| 第33段 | |
| 中文： | 那领受他见证的，就印上印，证明神是真的。 |
| 英文： | He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true. |
| 第34段 | |
| 中文： | 神所差来的，就说神的话。因为神赐圣灵给他，是没有限量的。 |
| 英文： | For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him. |
| 第35段 | |
| 中文： | 父爱子，已将万有交在他手里。 |
| 英文： | The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand. |
| 第36段 | |
| 中文： | 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。 |
| 英文： | He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. |