John 3:6

New International Reader's Version

People give birth to people. But the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

Cross References

Genesis 5:3

When Adam was 130 years old, he had a son who was like him. He named him Seth.

Genesis 6:12

God saw how sinful the earth had become. All its people were living very sinful lives.

Genesis 6:5

The Lord saw how bad the sins of everyone on earth had become. They only thought about evil things.

Job 14:4

Who can bring what is pure from something that isn’t pure? No one!

Job 25:4

How can human beings be right with God? How can mere people really be pure?

Psalm 51:10

God, create a pure heart in me. Give me a new spirit that is faithful to you.

John 1:13

To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.

John 3:7

You should not be surprised when I say, ‘You must all be born again.’

Romans 7:18

I know there is nothing good in my desires controlled by sin. I want to do what is good, but I can’t.

Romans 7:25

I give thanks to God who saves me. He saves me through Jesus Christ our Lord. So in my mind I am a slave to God’s law. But sin controls my desires. So I am a slave to the law of sin.

Romans 7:5

The power of sin used to control us. The law stirred up sinful desires in us. So the things we did resulted in death.

Romans 8:13

If you live under the power of sin, you will die. But by the Spirit’s power you can put to death the sins you commit. Then you will live.

1 Corinthians 6:17

But whoever is joined to the Lord becomes one with him in spirit.

2 Corinthians 5:17

When anyone lives in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone! The new is here!

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful desires to his cross. They don’t want these things anymore.

Ephesians 2:3

At one time we all lived among them. Our desires were controlled by sin. We tried to satisfy what they wanted us to do. We followed our desires and thoughts. God was angry with us like he was with everyone else. That’s because of the kind of people we all were.

Colossians 2:11

When you received Christ, your circumcision was not done by human hands. Instead, your circumcision was done by Christ. He put away the person you used to be. At that time, sin’s power ruled over you.

1 John 3:9

Those who are God’s children will not keep on sinning. God’s very nature remains in them. They can’t go on sinning. That’s because they are God’s children.