Don't be surprised at my telling you, ‘You must be reborn.’
Who can say they are clean? Which human being can say that they do what is right?
If you don't trust what I say when I tell you about earthly things, how would you ever trust what I say if I were to tell you about heavenly things?
“I tell you the truth,” Jesus replied, “Unless you are reborn, you can't experience God's kingdom.”
“What's born of the body is body, and what's born of the Spirit is Spirit.
The wind blows wherever it wants, and just as you hear the sound it makes, but don't know where it's coming from or where it's going, that's how it is for everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
Don't be surprised at this, for the time is coming when all those in the grave will hear his voice
May you happily praise the Father, who has made it possible for us to share in the inheritance of God's people who live in the light.
Do your best to live in peace with everybody, and look for holiness—if you don't have this you won't see the Lord.
Now that you've dedicated yourselves by following the truth, love each other sincerely like a true family.
Nothing unclean will ever enter into it, or anyone who worships idols, or who is a liar—only those who are written in the Lamb's book of life.
