John 3:2

¹ Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews.

He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”

³ Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

⁴ “How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs You are doing if God were not with him.”
KJV: The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.
WEB: He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him.”
ASV: the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that thou doest, except God be with him.
DARBY: he came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that thou art come a teacher from God, for none can do these signs that thou doest unless God be with him.
BLB: This one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God [as] a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do unless God would be with him.”

ÅB: han kom til ham om natten og sa til ham: Rabbi! vi vet at du er en lærer kommet fra Gud; for ingen kan gjøre disse tegn som du gjør, uten at Gud er med ham.
OTB: Han kom til Jesus om natten og sa til ham: «Rabbi, vi vet at du er en lærer som har kommet fra Gud; for ingen kan gjøre disse tegnene du gjør, uten at Gud er med ham.»
B1930: han kom til ham om natten og sa til ham: Rabbi! vi vet at du er en lærer kommet fra Gud; for ingen kan gjøre disse tegn som du gjør, uten at Gud er med ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

John 5:36
But I have testimony more substantial than that of John. For the works that the Father has given Me to accomplish—the very works I am doing—testify about Me that the Father has sent Me.
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Acts 10:38
how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.
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Acts 2:22
Men of Israel, listen to this message: Jesus of Nazareth was a man certified by God to you by miracles, wonders, and signs, which God did among you through Him, as you yourselves know.
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John 9:30–33
“That is remarkable indeed!” the man said. “You do not know where He is from, and yet He opened my eyes.
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John 9:16
Because of this, some of the Pharisees said, “This man is not from God, for He does not keep the Sabbath.” But others said, “How can a sinful man perform such signs?” And there was division among them.
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Acts 4:16–17
“What shall we do with these men?” they asked. “It is clear to everyone living in Jerusalem that a remarkable miracle has occurred through them, and we cannot deny it.
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Matthew 22:16
They sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
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John 12:37
Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him.
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