Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:4 - Revised Standard Version CI 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?” 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, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, you have no life in you;
Many of his disciples, when they heard it, said, “This is a hard saying; who can listen to it?”
For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
The unspiritual man does not receive the gifts of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned.