John 3:9
Nicodemus replied,“How can these things be?”
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- John 6:52 : 52 Then the Jews who were hostile to Jesus began to argue with one another,“How can this man give us his flesh to eat?”
- John 6:60 : 60 Then many of his disciples, when they heard these things, said,“This is a difficult saying! Who can understand it?”
- Luke 1:34 : 34 Mary said to the angel,“How will this be, since I have not been intimate with a man?”
- Isa 42:16 : 16 I will lead the blind along an unfamiliar way; I will guide them down paths they have never traveled. I will turn the darkness in front of them into light, and level out the rough ground. This is what I will do for them. I will not abandon them.
- Mark 8:24-25 : 24 Regaining his sight he said,“I see people, but they look like trees walking.” 25 Then Jesus placed his hands on the man’s eyes again. And he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.
- John 3:4 : 4 Nicodemus said to him,“How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”
- Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the bright morning light, growing brighter and brighter until full day.
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- John 3:1-88 verses89%
1 Conversation with Nicodemus Now a certain man, a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who was a member of the Jewish ruling council,
2 came to Jesus at night and said to him,“Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the miraculous signs that you do unless God is with him.”
3 Jesus replied,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 Nicodemus said to him,“How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?”
5 Jesus answered,“I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
6 What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7 Do not be amazed that I said to you,‘You must all be born from above.’
8 The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
- John 3:10-134 verses87%
10 Jesus answered,“Are you the teacher of Israel and yet you don’t understand these things?
11 I tell you the solemn truth, we speak about what we know and testify about what we have seen, but you people do not accept our testimony.
12 If I have told you people about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
13 No one has ascended into heaven except the one who descended from heaven– the Son of Man.
- John 7:50-512 verses81%
50 Nicodemus, who had gone to Jesus before and who was one of the rulers, said,
51 “Our law doesn’t condemn a man unless it first hears from him and learns what he is doing, does it?”
- John 1:48-514 verses73%
48 Nathanael asked him,“How do you know me?” Jesus replied,“Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you.”
49 Nathanael answered him,“Rabbi, you are the Son of God; you are the king of Israel!”
50 Jesus said to him,“Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”
51 He continued,“I tell all of you the solemn truth– you will see heaven opened and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man.”
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30 The man replied,“This is a remarkable thing, that you don’t know where he comes from, and yet he caused me to see!
- John 3:26-272 verses71%
26 So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”
27 John replied,“No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.
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13 – children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband’s decision, but by God.
- John 9:25-262 verses71%
25 He replied,“I do not know whether he is a sinner. I do know one thing– that although I was blind, now I can see.”
26 Then they said to him,“What did he do to you? How did he cause you to see?”
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10 So they asked him,“How then were you made to see?”
- John 9:36-372 verses69%
36 The man replied,“And who is he, sir, that I may believe in him?”
37 Jesus told him,“You have seen him; he is the one speaking with you.”[
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7 So they replied that they did not know where it came from.
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62 Then what if you see the Son of Man ascending where he was before?
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31 The one who comes from above is superior to all. The one who is from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is superior to all.
- John 9:2-32 verses69%
2 His disciples asked him,“Rabbi, who committed the sin that caused him to be born blind, this man or his parents?”
3 Jesus answered,“Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but he was born blind so that the acts of God may be revealed through what happens to him.
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19 They asked the parents,“Is this your son, whom you say was born blind? Then how does he now see?”
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23 Jesus replied,“You people are from below; I am from above. You people are from this world; I am not from this world.
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21 But we do not know how he is now able to see, nor do we know who caused him to see. Ask him, he is a mature adult. He will speak for himself.”
- John 9:33-342 verses68%
33 If this man were not from God, he could do nothing.”
34 They replied,“You were born completely in sinfulness, and yet you presume to teach us?” So they threw him out.
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42 and they said,“Isn’t this Jesus the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How can he now say,‘I have come down from heaven’?”
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22 Further Testimony About Jesus by John the Baptist After this, Jesus and his disciples came into Judean territory, and there he spent time with them and was baptizing.
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13 The Baptism of Jesus Then Jesus came from Galilee to John to be baptized by him in the Jordan River.
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46 Nathanael replied,“Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Philip replied,“Come and see.”
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33 And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’
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14 Jesus answered,“Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I am going. But you people do not know where I came from or where I am going.
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34 Jesus replied,“Are you saying this on your own initiative, or have others told you about me?”
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12 They said to him,“Where is that man?” He replied,“I don’t know.”
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25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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5 Thomas said,“Lord, we don’t know where you are going. How can we know the way?”
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28 So then they said to him,“What must we do to accomplish the deeds God requires?”
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18 So then the Jewish leaders responded,“What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”
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36 What did he mean by saying,‘You will look for me but will not find me, and where I am you cannot come’?”