John 3:3-11

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³Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is ^(A)born ^(B)again^[a] he cannot ^(C)see the kingdom of God.” ⁴Nicodemus 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?” ⁵Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born ^(D)of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ⁶^(E)That which is born of the flesh is ^(F)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.^[b] ⁷^(G)Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You^[c] must be born ^(H)again.’ ⁸^(I)The wind^[d] blows ^(J)where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

⁹Nicodemus said to him, ^(K)“How can these things be?” ¹⁰Jesus answered him, “Are you the teacher of Israel ^(L)and yet you do not understand these things? ¹¹Truly, truly, I say to you, ^(M)we speak of what we know, and bear witness to what we have seen, but ^(N)you^[e] do not receive our testimony.

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Footnotes

John 3:3 Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7
John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
John 3:7 The Greek for you is plural here
John 3:8 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
John 3:11 The Greek for you is plural here; also four times in verse 12