From: Eric Weiss (eweiss@gte.net)
Date: Sat Mar 15 1997 - 12:13:28 EST
If (1) refers to a first or natural birth and (2) refers to second or
spiritual birth, Id portray the dialogue this way:
(2) 3:3 APEKRIQH IHSOUS KAI EIPEN AUTWi, AMHN, AMHN LEGW SOI,
EAN MH TIS GENNHQHi ANWQEN, OU DUNATAI IDEIN THN BASILEIAN TOU
QEOU.
(2) 3:4 LEGEI PROS AUTON hO NIKODHMOS, PWS DUNATAI ANQRWPOS
GENNHQHNAI GERWN WN; MH DUNATAI EIS THN KOILIAN THS MHTROS
AUTOU DEUTERON EISELQEIN KAI GENNHQHNAI;
(2) 3:5 APEKRIQH IHSOUS, AMHN, AMHN LEGW SOI, EAN MH TIS
GENNHQHi EX hUDATOS KAI PNEUMATOS, OU DUNATAI EISELQEIN EIS
THN BASILEIAN TOU QEOU.
- or -
(1) 3:5 APEKRIQH IHSOUS, AMHN, AMHN LEGW SOI, EAN MH TIS GENNHQHi EX
hUDATOS
(2) KAI PNEUMATOS, OU DUNATAI EISELQEIN EIS THN BASILEIAN TOU
QEOU.
(1) 3:6 TO GEGENNHMENON EK THS SARKOS SARX ESTIN,
(2) KAI TO GEGENNHMENON EK TOU PNEUMATOS PNEUMA ESTIN.
(2) 3:7 MH QAUMASHiS hOTI EIPON SOI, DEI hUMAS GENNHQHNAI
ANWQEN.
(2) 3:8 TO PNEUMA hOPOU QELEI PNEI KAI THN FWNHN AUTOU
AKOUEIS, ALL' OUK OIDAS POQEN ERCETAI KAI POU hUPAGEI - hOUTWS
ESTIN PAS hO GEGENNHMENOS EK TOU PNEUMATOS.
(2) 3:9 APEKRIQH NIKODHMOS KAI EIPEN AUTWi, PWS DUNATAI TAUTA
GENESQAI;
Does laying it out this way suggest that one of the two possibilities
for 3:5 is to be preferred?
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