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Jesus replied to him, “Truly, I tell you[a] emphatically, unless a person is born from above[b] he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

Nicodemus asked him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He can’t go back into his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?”

Jesus answered, “Truly, I tell you[c] emphatically, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God.[d]

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 The Gk. pronoun you is sing.
  2. John 3:3 Or born again
  3. John 3:5 The Gk. pronoun you is sing.
  4. John 3:5 Other mss. read of heaven

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](A)

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.(B)

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.