John 3:3-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³ Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,^[a](A) he cannot see the kingdom of God.”^(B)

⁴ “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”

⁵ Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born^(C) of water and the Spirit,^[b](D) he cannot enter the kingdom of God.