This man came to him at night and said, “Rabbi,(A) we know that you are a teacher(B) who has come from God,(C) for no one could perform these signs you do unless God were with him.”(D)

Jesus replied, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again,[a](E) he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(F)

“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?”

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  1. 3:3 Or from above, also in v. 7

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi,(A) we know(B) that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs(C) you are doing if God were not with him.”(D)

Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a](E)

“How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:3 The Greek for again also means from above; also in verse 7.

The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

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