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John 3:5-6 KJV
John · chapter 3 · verses 5–6 · King James Version
5Jesus 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. 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.John 3:5-6 · King James Version
John 3:5-6 in context
3Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
4Nicodemus 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?
5Jesus 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.
6That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
8The 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.
Cross references
- Ezekiel 36:25-27
- Ephesians 5:26
- Acts 2:38
- 1 Peter 3:21
- 1 Corinthians 6:11
- 1 John 5:6-8
- Isaiah 44:3-4
- Matthew 3:11
- Galatians 5:16-21
- Ezekiel 36:26-27
- Romans 8:4-9
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
Key words (Strong's)
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- Verilyamēnfirm, metaph. faithful, verily, amen, at the beginning of a discourseG281 →
- Exceptean mēif not, unless, whoever... notG3362 →
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- cannotouno, not in direct questions expecting an affirmative answerG3756 →
- cannotdynamaito be able, have power whether by virtue of one s own ability and resources, or of a…G1410 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- waterhydōrwater, of water in rivers, in fountains, in pools, of the water of the deluge, of water…G5204 →
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