John 3:9

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

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Referenced Verses

  • John 6:52 : 52 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat?
  • John 6:60 : 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is an hard saying; who can hear it?
  • Luke 1:34 : 34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 And I will bring the blind by a way that they knew not; I will lead them in paths that they have not known: I will make darkness light before them, and crooked things straight. These things will I do unto them, and not forsake them.
  • Mark 8:24-25 : 24 And he looked up, and said, I see men as trees, walking. 25 After that he put his hands again upon his eyes, and made him look up: and he was restored, and saw every man clearly.
  • John 3:4 : 4 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?
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day.

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  • John 3:1-8
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    1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

    2 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.

    3 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.

    4 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?

    5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

    6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

    7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

    8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

  • John 3:10-13
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    10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

    11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

    12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

    13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

  • John 7:50-51
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    50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

    51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

  • John 1:48-51
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    48 Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

    49 Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

    50 Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

    51 And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

  • 30 The man answered and said unto them, Why herein is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes.

  • John 3:26-27
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    26 And they came unto n, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

    27 n answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

  • 13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  • John 9:25-26
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    25 He answered and said, Whether he be a sinner or no, I know not: one thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see.

    26 Then said they to him again, What did he to thee? how opened he thine eyes?

  • 10 Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes opened?

  • John 9:36-37
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    36 He answered and said, Who is he, Lord, that I might believe on him?

    37 And Jesus said unto him, Thou hast both seen him, and it is he that talketh with thee.

  • 7 And they answered, that they could not tell whence it was.

  • 62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before?

  • 31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

  • John 9:2-3
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    2 And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?

    3 Jesus answered, Neither hath this man sinned, nor his parents: but that the works of God should be made manifest in him.

  • 19 And they asked them, saying, Is this your son, who ye say was born blind? how then doth he now see?

  • 23 And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath; I am from above: ye are of this world; I am not of this world.

  • 21 But by what means he now seeth, we know not; or who hath opened his eyes, we know not: he is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.

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    33 If this man were not of God, he could do nothing.

    34 They answered and said unto him, Thou wast altogether born in sins, and dost thou teach us? And they cast him out.

  • 42 And they said, Is not this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? how is it then that he saith, I came down from heaven?

  • 22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

  • 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him.

  • 46 And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

  • 33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.

  • 14 Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.

  • 34 Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

  • 12 Then said they unto him, Where is he? He said, I know not.

  • 25 And they asked him, and said unto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, neither that prophet?

  • 5 Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?

  • 28 Then said they unto him, What shall we do, that we might work the works of God?

  • 18 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

  • 36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?