New American Standard Bible 1995

John 3:3-16

3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one 1is born 2again he cannot see 3the kingdom of God.”

4Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” 5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of 4water and the Spirit he cannot enter into 5the kingdom of God. 6 6That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born 7again.’ 8 8The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

9Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?” 10Jesus answered and said to him, “Are you 9the teacher of Israel and do not understand these things? 11Truly, truly, I say to you, 10we speak of what we know and 11testify of what we have seen, and 12you do not accept our testimony. 12If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? 13 13No one has ascended into heaven, but 14He who descended from heaven: 15the Son of Man. 14As 16Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must 17the Son of Man 18be lifted up; 15so that whoever 19believes will 20in Him have eternal life.

16“For God so 21loved the world, that He 22gave His 23 24only begotten Son, that whoever 25believes in Him shall not perish, but have eternal life.

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Notes

1. John 3:3 2 Cor 5:17; 1 Pet 1:23 ↩
2. John 3:3 Or from above ↩
3. John 3:3 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:5 ↩
4. John 3:5 Ezek 36:25-27; Eph 5:26; Titus 3:5 ↩
5. John 3:5 Matt 19:24; 21:31; Mark 9:47; 10:14f; John 3:3 ↩
6. John 3:6 John 1:13; 1 Cor 15:50 ↩
7. John 3:7 Or from above ↩
8. John 3:8 Ps 135:7; Eccl 11:5; Ezek 37:9 ↩
9. John 3:10 Luke 2:46; 5:17; Acts 5:34 ↩
10. John 3:11 John 1:18; 7:16f; 8:26, 28; 12:49; 14:24 ↩
11. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
12. John 3:11 John 3:32 ↩
13. John 3:13 Deut 30:12; Prov 30:4; Acts 2:34; Rom 10:6; Eph 4:9 ↩
14. John 3:13 John 3:31; 6:38, 42 ↩
15. John 3:13 Matt 8:20 ↩
16. John 3:14 Num 21:9 ↩
17. John 3:14 Matt 8:20 ↩
18. John 3:14 John 8:28; 12:34 ↩
19. John 3:15 Or believes in Him will have eternal life ↩
20. John 3:15 John 20:31; 1 John 5:11-13 ↩
21. John 3:16 Rom 5:8; Eph 2:4; 2 Thess 2:16; 1 John 4:10; Rev 1:5 ↩
22. John 3:16 Rom 8:32; 1 John 4:9 ↩
23. John 3:16 Or unique, only one of His kind ↩
24. John 3:16 John 1:18; 3:18; 1 John 4:9 ↩
25. John 3:16 John 3:36; 6:40; 11:25f ↩

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