John 3:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

Nicodemus 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?

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  • John 3:3 : 3 Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
  • John 4:11-12 : 11 The woman said to him, Sir, you have nothing to draw with, and the well is deep: where then do you get that living water? 12 Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well, and drank from it himself, as well as his sons and his livestock?
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • John 6:53 : 53 Then Jesus said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, Except you eat the flesh of the Son of Man, and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
  • John 6:60 : 60 Many therefore of his disciples, when they had heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can understand it?
  • 1 Cor 1:18 : 18 For the preaching of the cross is to those who perish foolishness; but to us who are saved it is the power of God.

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    1There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

    2This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these miracles that you do, except God be with him.

    3Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

  • John 3:5-14
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    5Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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

    7Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.

    8The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes; so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.

    9Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?

    10Jesus answered and said to him, Are you a teacher of Israel, and do not know these things?

    11Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak what we know and testify what we have seen, and you do not receive our witness.

    12If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

    13No man has ascended to heaven but he who came down from heaven, even the Son of Man who is in heaven.

    14As Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,

  • John 7:50
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    50Nicodemus (he who came to Jesus by night, being one of them) said to them,

  • John 1:13
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    13Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  • 1 Pet 1:23
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    23Having been born again, not of corruptible seed but incorruptible, through the word of God which lives and abides forever,

  • Matt 18:3
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    3And said, Truly I say to you, Unless you are converted and become like little children, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven.

  • John 6:62
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    62What then if you shall see the Son of Man ascend up where he was before?

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    50Jesus answered and said to him, Because I said to you, I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.

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

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    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

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    31He who comes from above is above all. He who is of the earth is earthly and speaks of the earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

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    17Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter therein.

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    34They answered and said to him, You were completely born in sins, and do you teach us? And they cast him out.

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    1As Jesus passed by, he saw a man who was blind from birth.

    2And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?

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

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    15Truly I say to you, Whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter it.

  • John 8:23
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    9Whoever is born of God does not commit sin; for his seed remains in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

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    18Truly, truly, I say to you, When you were young, you dressed yourself and walked where you wanted; but when you are old, you will stretch out your hands, and another will dress you and carry you where you do not want to go.

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