John 3:4-15
English Standard Version
4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?” 5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born (A)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 (B)That which is born of the flesh is (C)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[a] 7 (D)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You[b] must be born (E)again.’ 8 (F)The wind[c] blows (G)where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
9 Nicodemus said to him, (H)“How can these things be?” 10 Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel (I)and yet you do not understand these things? 11 Truly, truly, I say to you, (J)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but (K)you[d] do not receive our testimony. 12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how can you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 (L)No one has (M)ascended into heaven except (N)he who descended from heaven, the Son of Man.[e] 14 And (O)as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man (P)be lifted up, 15 that whoever believes (Q)in him (R)may have eternal life.[f]
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- John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
- John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here
- John 3:8 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
- John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12
- John 3:13 Some manuscripts add who is in heaven
- John 3:15 Some interpreters hold that the quotation ends at verse 15
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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