John 2:23-3:10

New American Standard Bible

²³ Now when He was in Jerusalem at ^(A)the Passover, during the feast, many believed in His name as they ^(B)observed His signs which He was doing. ²⁴ But Jesus, on His part, was not entrusting Himself to them, because ^(C)He knew all people, ²⁵ and because He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, ^(D)for He Himself knew what was in mankind.

The New Birth

3 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named ^(E)Nicodemus, a ^(F)ruler of the Jews; ² this man came to ^[a]Jesus at night and said to Him, “^(G)Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these ^[b](H)signs that You do unless ^(I)God is with him.” ³ Jesus responded and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone ^(J)is born ^[c]again he cannot see ^(K)the kingdom of God.”

⁴ Nicodemus *said to Him, “How can a person be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?” ⁵ Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of ^(L)water and the Spirit, he cannot enter ^(M)the kingdom of God. ^6 (N)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 ^[d]again.’ ^8 (O)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.”

⁹ Nicodemus responded and said to Him, “How can these things be?” ¹⁰ Jesus answered and said to him, “You are ^(P)the teacher of Israel, and yet you do not understand these things?