John 3:3-5

Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

³ Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew,^[a] he cannot see the kingdom of God.” ⁴ Nicode′mus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?” ⁵ Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.