John 3:4

Rav Nakdimon says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, How is a man, being old, able to be born? Surely he is not able into the womb of immo a second time to enter and to be born?

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Nicodemus 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?

In Context

3In reply, he said to him, Omein, omein, I say to you, unless someone is born anew, + 3:3 born again, Yn 1:13; Dt 10:16; 30:6; Jer 4:4; Isa 52:1; Ezek 44:7,9 he is not able to see the Malchut Hashem.

5In reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said, Omein, omein, I say to you: unless someone is born of mayim + 3:5 Ps 36:9 [10] and Ruach Hakodesh, + 3:5 Ezek 36:25-27; 37:14 he is not able to enter into the Malchut Hashem. + 3:5 Lk 17:21

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Cross References

John 4:11The isha (woman) says to Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach, Adoni, you have no bucket and the be'er is deep. From where then do you have the Mayim Chayyim? + 4:11 Gn 21:19

John 6:60Therefore, many of Moshiachʼs talmidim, having heard, said, Hard is this dvar torah. Who is able to hear it? + 6:60 Isa 53:1

1 Corinthians 2:14But a natural person does not receive the things of the Ruach Hakodesh of Hashem, for they are narrishkait (foolishness) + 2:14 1C 1:21-24 to him, and he is not able to have personal saving da'as of them, because they are discerned in the Ruach Hakodesh.

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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