who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:6 - The Text-Critical English New Testament That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition What is born of [from] the flesh is flesh [of the physical is physical]; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. American Standard Version (1901) That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Common English Bible Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. Catholic Public Domain Version What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. |
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
For I know that nothing good dwells in me, that is, in my flesh. I have the desire to do what is right, but I find that the ability to carry it out is lacking.
I thank God that he will do so through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
For when we were in the flesh, our sinful passions, which were aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit leading to death.
for if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. Old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.
Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Among them we all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, carrying out the desires of our flesh and our impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.
In him you were also circumcised with a circumcision not done by hands, by putting off the body of the sins of the flesh in the circumcision of Christ.
No one who has been born of God continues in sin, because God's seed abides in him; he cannot continue in sin, because he has been born of God.