John 3:5-8
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5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of (A)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter (B)the kingdom of God. 6 (C)That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born [a]again.’ 8 (D)The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
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- John 3:7 Or from above
John 20:22
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22 And when He had said this, He breathed on them and *said to them, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
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Acts 2:1-4
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The Day of Pentecost
2 When (A)the day of Pentecost [a]had come, they were all together in one place. 2 And suddenly a noise like a violent rushing wind came from heaven, and it filled (B)the whole house where they were sitting. 3 And tongues that looked like fire appeared to them, [b]distributing themselves, and a tongue [c]rested on each one of them. 4 And they were all (C)filled with the Holy Spirit and began to (D)speak with different [d]tongues, as the Spirit was giving them the ability to speak out.
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