John 3:5

A Conservative Version

Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

Cross References

Acts 2:38

And Peter said to them, Repent ye, and be immersed each of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:26

so that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it with the washing of water by the word,

1 Peter 3:21

Which counterpart--immersion--now also saves us, not the putting away of filth of flesh, but an appeal of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 6:11

And some of you were these things, but ye were washed, but ye were sanctified, but ye were made righteous in the name of the Lord Jesus, and in the Spirit of our God.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is immersed will be saved, but he who does not believe will be damned.

1 Corinthians 2:12

But we did not receive the spirit of the world, but the spirit from God, so that we might know the things graciously given to us by God.

John 1:13

who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from God.

1 John 5:1

Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.

1 John 2:29

If ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every man doing righteousness has been begotten of him.

Galatians 6:15

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but a new creation.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in Holy Spirit.

Matthew 28:19

After going, make ye disciples of all the nations, immersing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 18:3

And he said, Truly I say to you, if ye are not turned, and become as children, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

1 Peter 1:2

chosen according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you, and peace be multiplied.

Acts 3:19

Repent ye therefore, and be converted in order to wipe away your sins, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord.

Luke 13:3

I tell you, no, but if ye do not repent, ye will all perish similarly.

Matthew 5:20

For I say to you, that unless your righteousness abounds more than of the scholars and Pharisees, ye will, no, not enter into the kingdom of the heavens.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus freed me from the law of sin and of death.

Luke 13:24

Compete to enter in by the narrow gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to enter in, and will not be able.

Luke 13:5

I tell you, no, but if ye do not repent, ye will all likewise perish.

Matthew 19:24

And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the hole of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of the father? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Mark 9:47

And if thine eye may cause thee to stumble, pluck it out. It is good for thee to enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,

Mark 10:14

But when Jesus saw it, he was displeased, and said to them, Allow the children to come to me. Forbid them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.

John 3:4

Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be begotten, being old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's belly, and be born?

1 Corinthians 15:50

Now this I affirm, brothers, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit imperishability.