John 3:4 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁴ 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?

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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?

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ 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)

⁴ 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

⁴ 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

⁴ 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

⁴ 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?

John 3:4 Cross References

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

John 3:5

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

John 6:53

Jesus therefore said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Except ye eat the flesh of the Son of man and drink his blood, ye have not life in yourselves.

John 6:60

Many therefore of his disciples, when they heard this, said, This is a hard saying; who can hear it?

1 Corinthians 1:18

For the word of the cross is to them that are perishing foolishness; but unto us which are being saved it is the power of God.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.