John 3:3-5

Contemporary English Version

³ Jesus replied, “I tell you for certain that you must be born from above^[a] before you can see God's kingdom!”

⁴ Nicodemus asked, “How can a grown man ever be born a second time?”

⁵ Jesus answered:

I tell you for certain that before you can get into God's kingdom, you must be born not only by water, but by the Spirit.