‘Truly I tell you, we speak what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
John 3:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If I have told you about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If I have told you of things that happen right here on the earth and yet none of you believes Me, how can you believe (trust Me, adhere to Me, rely on Me) if I tell you of heavenly things? American Standard Version (1901) If I told you earthly things and ye believe not, how shall ye believe if I tell you heavenly things? Common English Bible If I have told you about earthly things and you don’t believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things? Catholic Public Domain Version If I have spoken to you about earthly things, and you have not believed, then how will you believe, if I will speak to you about heavenly things? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things? |
‘Truly I tell you, we speak what we know and we testify to what we have seen, but you do not accept our testimony.
Jesus replied, ‘Truly I tell you, unless someone is born again, , he cannot see the kingdom of God.’
Jesus answered, ‘Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.’
And most certainly, the mystery of godliness is great: He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated in the Spirit, seen by angels, preached among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.
We have a great deal to say about this, and it is difficult to explain, since you have become too lazy to understand.
Love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son to be the atoning sacrifice , for our sins.