Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to yoʋ, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:4 - The Text-Critical English New Testament Nicodemus said to him, “How can a person be born when he is old? Can he enter the womb of his mother a second time and be born?” 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 him, “Truly, truly, I say to yoʋ, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to yoʋ, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in yourselves.
After hearing this, many of his disciples said, “This is a hard saying; who can accept it?”
For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
The natural man does not accept what comes from the Spirit of God, because it is foolishness to him; he is not able to understand it because it is spiritually discerned.