John 3:5 - Tree of Life Version

⁵ Yeshua answered, “Amen, amen I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁵ Jesus answered, I assure you, most solemnly I tell you, unless a man is born of water and [even] the Spirit, he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. [Ezek. 36:25-27.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁵ Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Common English Bible

⁵ Jesus answered, “I assure you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁵ Jesus responded: "Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁵ Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 3:5 Cross References

Matthew 18:3

and said, “Amen, I tell you, unless you turn and become like children, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:24

Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of the father?” “The first,” they said. Yeshua said to them, “Amen, I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are going ahead of you into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 28:19

Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, immersing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Ruach ha-Kodesh,

Matthew 3:11

“As for me, I immerse you in water for repentance. But the One coming after me is mightier than I am; I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will immerse you in the Ruach ha-Kodesh and fire.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the Pharisees and Torah scholars, you shall never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Mark 10:14

But when Yeshua saw this, He got angry. He told them, “Let the little children come to Me! Do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is immersed shall be saved, but he who does not believe shall be condemned.

Mark 9:47

If your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out! It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than, having two eyes, to be thrown into Gehenna,

Luke 13:24

“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you all will perish the same way.

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you all will perish the same way.

John 1:13

They were born not of a bloodline, nor of human desire, nor of man’s will, but of God.

John 3:3

Yeshua answered him, “Amen, amen I tell you, unless one is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”

John 3:4

“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus said to Him. “He cannot enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born, can he?”

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Repent, and let each of you be immersed in the name of Messiah Yeshua for the removal of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

Acts 3:19

Repent, therefore, and return—so your sins might be blotted out,

Romans 14:17

for the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness and shalom and joy in the Ruach ha-Kodesh.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Messiah Yeshua has set you free from the law of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now I say this, brothers and sisters, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, and what decays cannot inherit what does not decay.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God—so we might come to know the things freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

That is what some of you were—but you were washed, you were made holy, you were set right in the name of the Lord Yeshua the Messiah and by the Ruach of our God.

Galatians 6:15

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything—but only a new creation.

Ephesians 5:26

to make her holy, having cleansed her by immersion in the word.

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, set apart by the Ruach for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Yeshua the Messiah: May grace and shalom be multiplied to you.

1 Peter 3:21

Corresponding to that, immersion now brings you to safety—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but a pledge to God of a good conscience—through the resurrection of Messiah Yeshua.

1 John 2:29

If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who does what is right is born of Him.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Yeshua is the Messiah is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the one born of Him.