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John 3:4

Nicodemus
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2 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.”

“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?”

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6 Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

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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.

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BSB
“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?”
KJV
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?
WEB
Nicodemus said 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?”
ASV
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?
DARBY
Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?
BLB
Nicodemus says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time and to be born?”
ÅB
Nikodemus sier til ham: Hvordan kan et menneske fødes når han er gammel? kan han vel annen gang komme inn i sin mors liv og fødes?
OTB
Nikodemus spurte: «Hvordan kan noen bli født når de er gamle? De kan da ikke komme inn i sin mors liv en gang til for å bli født!»
B1930
Nikodemus sier til ham: Hvorledes kan et menneske fødes når han er gammel? kan han vel annen gang komme inn i sin mors liv og fødes?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 2:14

    The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:18

    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.

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  • John 4:11–12

    “Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?

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  • John 3:3

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

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  • John 6:53

    So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.

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  • John 6:60

    On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

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