John 3:7
Do not be astonished at my telling you, `You must all be born anew.'
Weymouth NT (1912)
In The King James Version
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
In Context
6Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Cross References
Matthew 13:33Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."
John 3:12If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?
John 6:61But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,
Romans 9:22And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,
Ephesians 4:22to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,
Hebrews 12:14but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness 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 →