John 3:4

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?” ¹ 

John 3:19

3:19 Now this is the basis for judging: ²  that the light has come into the world and people ³  loved the darkness rather than the light, because their deeds were evil.

¹ tn The grammatical structure of the question in Greek presupposes a negative reply.

² tn Or “this is the reason for God judging,” or “this is how judgment works.”

³ tn Grk “and men,” but in a generic sense, referring to people of both genders (as “everyone” in v. 20 makes clear).