John 3:7

Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.

A Conservative Version

In The King James Version

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

In Context

6That which is begotten from the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten from the Spirit is spirit.

8The wind blows where it will, and thou hear the sound of it, but know not from where it comes, and where it goes. So is every man who is begotten from the Spirit.

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Cross References

Matthew 13:33He spoke another parable to them. The kingdom of the heavens is like leaven, which having taken, a woman hid in three measures of meal until it was all leavened.

John 3:12If I told you earthly things, and ye do not believe, how will ye believe if I should tell you heavenly things?

John 6:61But Jesus, knowing in himself that his disciples are grumbling about this, said to them, Does this cause you to stumble?

Romans 9:22And if God, wanting to show his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,

Ephesians 4:22for you to put off the old man according to your former conduct, the man who is corrupt according to the desires of deceitfulness,

Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with all men, and the sanctification without which no man will see the Lord.

Matthew Henry on John 3:2-22

Christ's Interview with Nicodemus. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 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. 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. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time… Read the whole commentary →

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