John 3:5

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Jesus answered, ‘Truly I tell you, unless someone is born   of water and the Spirit,   he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Cross References

Acts 2:38

Peter replied, ‘Repent  and be baptised,  each of you, in the name  of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ephesians 5:26

to make her holy, cleansing  her with the washing of water by the word.

1 Peter 3:21

Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not as the removal of dirt from the body,  but the pledge  of a good conscience towards God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 Corinthians 6:11

And some of you used to be like this.  But you were washed, you were sanctified,  you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Matthew 3:11

‘I baptise you with  water for repentance,  but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I. I am not worthy to remove  his sandals. He himself will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

John 3:3

Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again,   , he cannot see the kingdom of God.’

Mark 16:16

Whoever believes   and is baptised will be saved,   but whoever does not believe will be condemned.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who comes from God, so that we may understand what has been freely given to us by God.

John 1:13

who were born,  not of natural descent,  or of the will  of the flesh,  or of the will of man,  but of God.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God,  and everyone who loves the Father  also loves the one born of him.

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you know this as well: Everyone who does what is right  has been born of him.

Galatians 6:15

For  both circumcision and uncircumcision  mean nothing; what matters instead is a new creation.

Romans 14:17

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

Matthew 28:19

Go, therefore, and make disciples   of   all nations,   baptising   them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 18:3

‘Truly I tell you,’ he said, ‘unless you turn and become like little children,   you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge  of God the Father, through the sanctifying work of the Spirit,  to be obedient  and to be sprinkled with the blood  of Jesus Christ. May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent  and turn back, so that your sins may be wiped out,

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you, unless your righteousness surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

Romans 8:2

because the law  of the Spirit of life  in Christ Jesus has set you  free from the law  of sin and death.

Luke 13:24

‘Make every effort to enter through the narrow door,   because I tell you, many will try to enter and won’t be able to

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish as well.’

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 person to enter the kingdom of God.’

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did his father’s will? ’ They said, ‘The first.’ Jesus said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.

Mark 9:47

And if your eye causes you to fall away, gouge it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God   with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown   into hell,

Mark 10:14

When Jesus saw it, he was indignant  and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me.   Don’t stop   them, because the kingdom of God   belongs to such as these.

John 3:4

‘How can anyone be born when he is old? ’ Nicodemus asked him. ‘Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born? ’

1 Corinthians 15:50

What I am saying, brothers and sisters, is this: Flesh  and blood  cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor can the perishable inherit the imperishable.