John 3:5

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

"In truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "unless a man owes his birth to Water and Spirit, he cannot enter the Kingdom of God.

Cross References

Matthew 18:3

"I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

Matthew 19:24

I say again, it is easier for a camel to get through a needle's eye than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of Heaven!"

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two sons did as his father wished?" " The second," they said. "I tell you," added Jesus, "that tax-gatherers and prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 28:19

Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the Faith of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Matthew 3:11

I, indeed, baptize you with water to teach repentance; but He who is Coming after me is more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 5:20

Indeed I tell you that, unless your religion is above that of the Teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

Mark 10:14

When, however, Jesus saw this, he was indignant. "Let the little children come to me," he said, "do not hinder them; for it is to the childlike that the Kingdom of God belongs.

Mark 16:16

He who believes and is baptized shall be saved; but he who refuses to believe will be condemned.

Mark 9:47

If your eye proves a snare to you, tear it out. It would be better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye, than to have both eyes and be thrown into the Pit,

Luke 13:24

"Strive to go in by the small door. Many, I tell you, will seek to go in, but they will not be able,

Luke 13:3

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

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you; but, unless you repent, you will all perish in the same manner."

John 1:13

For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

John 3:3

"In truth I tell you," exclaimed Jesus, "unless a man is reborn, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

John 3:4

"How can a man," asked Nicodemus, "be born when he is old? Can he be born a second time?"

Acts 2:38

"Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized every one of you in the Faith of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Acts 3:19

Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,

Romans 14:17

For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Romans 8:2

For through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life- giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of Sin and Death.

1 Corinthians 15:50

This I say, Brothers-Flesh and blood can have no share in the Kingdom of God, nor can the perishable share the imperishable.

1 Corinthians 2:12

And as for us, it is not the Spirit of the World that we have received, but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may realize the blessings given to us by him.

1 Corinthians 6:11

Such some of you used to be; but you washed yourselves clean. You became Christ's People! you were pronounced righteous through the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the Spirit of our God!

Galatians 6:15

For neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything; but a new nature is everything.

Ephesians 5:26

To make her holy, after purifying her by the Washing with the Water, according to his promise;

1 Peter 1:2

and who were chosen in accordance with the foreknowledge of God the Father, through the consecration of the Spirit, to learn obedience, and to be purified by the sprinkling of the Blood of Jesus Christ, from Peter, an Apostle of Jesus Christ. May blessing and peace be yours in ever-increasing measure.

1 Peter 3:21

And baptism, which this foreshadowed, now saves you--not the mere cleansing of the body, but the search of a clear conscience after God--through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1 John 2:29

Knowing him to be righteous, you realize that every one who lives righteously has received the new Life from him.

1 John 5:1

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has received the new Life from God; and every one who loves him who gave that Life loves him who has received it.