Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”
John 3:4 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional Nicodemus said to him, “How can anyone be born after having grown old? Can one enter a second time into the mother's womb and be born?” Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born? American Standard Version (1901) Nicodemus saith unto 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? Common English Bible Nicodemus asked, “How is it possible for an adult to be born? It’s impossible to enter the mother’s womb for a second time and be born, isn’t it?” Catholic Public Domain Version Nicodemus said to him: "How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be reborn?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nicodemus saith 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 again? |
Jesus answered him, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God without being born from above.”
Jesus answered, “Very truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit.
So Jesus said to them, “Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you.
When many of his disciples heard it, they said, “This teaching is difficult; who can accept it?”
For the message about the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Those who are unspiritual do not receive the gifts of God's Spirit, for they are foolishness to them, and they are unable to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.