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John 3:6 KJV
John · chapter 3 · verse 6
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.John 3:6 · King James Version
John 3:6 in context
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.
Commentary
Cross references
- Galatians 5:16-21
- Ezekiel 36:26-27
- Romans 8:4-9
- 2 Corinthians 5:17
- 1 Corinthians 15:47-50
- 1 Corinthians 6:17
- Romans 7:18
- 1 John 3:9
Key words (Strong's)
- Spiritpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- fleshsarxflesh of both man and beasts, the body, the body of a man, used of natural or physical…G4561 →
- borngennaōof men who fathered children, to be born, to be begotten, of women giving birth to…G1080 →
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We found, in the close of the foregoing chapter, that few were brought to Christ at Jerusalem; yet here was one, a considerable one. It is worth while to go a great way for the salvation though but of one soul. Observe, I. Who this Nicodemus was. Not many mighty and noble are called; yet some are, and here was one.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-21