John 3:7
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
- KJV
- Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
- WEB
- Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must all be born anew.’
- ASV
- Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
- DARBY
- Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that *ye* should be born anew.
- BLB
- Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘It is necessary for you⁺ to be born from above.’
- ÅB
- Undre deg ikke over at jeg sa til deg: Dere må fødes på ny!
- OTB
- Bli ikke forundret over at jeg sa til deg: ‘Du må oppleve en ny fødsel.’
- B1930
- Undre dig ikke over at jeg sa til dig: I må fødes på ny!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ephesians 4:22–24
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Read in contextJohn 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Read in contextRomans 12:1–2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Read in context1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:
Read in contextJohn 3:12
If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?
Read in contextRevelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
Read in context1 Peter 1:14–16
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
Read in contextHebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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