John 3:3-5

Holman Christian Standard Bible

³Jesus 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?”

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

John 3:3 The same Gk word can mean again or from above (also in v. 7).
John 3:5 Or spirit, or wind; the Gk word pneuma can mean wind, spirit, or Spirit, each of which occurs in this context.

John 3:3-5

Worldwide English (New Testament)

³Jesus said, `I tell you the truth. No person can see God's kingdom if he is not born again.'

⁴Nicodemus said, `How can a man be born when he is old? Can he go inside of his mother again and be born?'

⁵Jesus said, `I tell you the truth. This new birth is by water and by the Spirit. No person can enter God's kingdom if he has not been born that way.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)