Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. A person must be born again. If a person is not born again, then that person cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
John 3:4 - Easy To Read Version Nicodemus said, “But if a person is already old, how can he be born again? A person cannot enter his mother’s body again! So a person cannot be born a second time!” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Nicodemus said to Him, How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb again and be born? American Standard Version (1901) Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born? Common English Bible Nicodemus asked, “How is it possible for an adult to be born? It’s impossible to enter the mother’s womb for a second time and be born, isn’t it?” Catholic Public Domain Version Nicodemus said to him: "How could a man be born when he is old? Surely, he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be reborn?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Nicodemus saith to him: How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again? |
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. A person must be born again. If a person is not born again, then that person cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
But Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth. A person must be born from water and the Spirit. {\cf2\super [47]} If a person is not born from water and the Spirit, then he cannot enter God’s kingdom.
Jesus said, “I tell you the truth. You must eat the body of the Son of Man. {\cf2\super [94]} And you must drink his blood. If you don’t do this, then you don’t have real life in you.
The followers of Jesus heard this. Many of the followers said, “This teaching is hard \{to accept\}. Who can accept this teaching?”
The teaching about the cross seems foolish to those people that are lost. But to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
A person that is not spiritual does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. That person thinks that those things are foolish. That person cannot understand the things of the Spirit, because those things can only be judged spiritually.