John 3:5

Good News Translation

“I am telling you the truth,” replied Jesus, “that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

Cross References

Matthew 18:3

and said, “I assure you that unless you change and become like children, you will never enter the Kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 19:24

I repeat: it is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.”

Matthew 21:31

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?” “The older one,” they answered. So Jesus said to them, “I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Matthew 28:19

Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water to show that you have repented, but the one who will come after me will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. He is much greater than I am; and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals.

Matthew 5:20

I tell you, then, that you will be able to enter the Kingdom of heaven only if you are more faithful than the teachers of the Law and the Pharisees in doing what God requires.

Mark 10:14

When Jesus noticed this, he was angry and said to his disciples, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, because the Kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

Mark 16:16

Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved; whoever does not believe will be condemned.

Mark 9:47

And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell.

Luke 13:24

“Do your best to go in through the narrow door; because many people will surely try to go in but will not be able.

Luke 13:3

No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.

Luke 13:5

No indeed! And I tell you that if you do not turn from your sins, you will all die as they did.”

John 1:13

They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.

John 3:3

Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: no one can see the Kingdom of God without being born again.”

John 3:4

“How can a grown man be born again?” Nicodemus asked. “He certainly cannot enter his mother's womb and be born a second time!”

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, “Each one of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ, so that your sins will be forgiven; and you will receive God's gift, the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:19

Repent, then, and turn to God, so that he will forgive your sins. If you do,

Romans 14:17

For God's Kingdom is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of the righteousness, peace, and joy which the Holy Spirit gives.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit, which brings us life in union with Christ Jesus, has set me free from the law of sin and death.

1 Corinthians 15:50

What I mean, friends, is that what is made of flesh and blood cannot share in God's Kingdom, and what is mortal cannot possess immortality.

1 Corinthians 2:12

We have not received this world's spirit; instead, we have received the Spirit sent by God, so that we may know all that God has given us.

1 Corinthians 6:11

Some of you were like that. But you have been purified from sin; you have been dedicated to God; you have been put right with God by the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Galatians 6:15

It does not matter at all whether or not one is circumcised; what does matter is being a new creature.

Ephesians 5:26

He did this to dedicate the church to God by his word, after making it clean by washing it in water,

1 Peter 1:2

You were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure.

1 Peter 3:21

which was a symbol pointing to baptism, which now saves you. It is not the washing off of bodily dirt, but the promise made to God from a good conscience. It saves you through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 2:29

You know that Christ is righteous; you should know, then, that everyone who does what is right is God's child.

1 John 5:1

Whoever believes that Jesus is the Messiah is a child of God; and whoever loves a father loves his child also.