John 3:7

You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;

Literal Standard Version

In The King James Version

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

In Context

6that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

8the Spirit blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

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Cross References

Matthew 13:33Another allegory He spoke to them: “The kingdom of the heavens is like to leaven, which a woman having taken, hid in three measures of meal, until the whole was leavened.”

John 3:12if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?

John 6:61And Jesus having known in Himself that His disciples are murmuring about this, said to them, “Does this stumble you?

Romans 9:22And if God, willing to show the wrath and to make known His power, endured, in much long suffering, vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

Ephesians 4:22concerning the former behavior you are to put off the old man, that is corrupt according to the desires of the deceit,

Hebrews 12:14pursue peace with all, and the separation, apart from which no one 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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