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Parallel YHN 3:5

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BI Yhn 3:5 ©

OET (OET-RV) But Yeshua continued, “Honestly, I’m telling you: unless a person is born from both water and the spirit, they can’t enter God’s kingdom.

OET-LVYaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) answered:
Truly, truly, I_am_telling to_you, if anyone not may_be_born of water and of_spirit, he_is_ not _able to_come_in into the kingdom the of_god.

SR-GNTἈπεκρίθη ˚Ἰησοῦς, “Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ ˚Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ ˚Θεοῦ. 
   (Apekrithaʸ ˚Yaʸsous, “Amaʸn, amaʸn, legō soi, ean maʸ tis gennaʸthaʸ ex hudatos kai ˚Pneumatos, ou dunatai eiselthein eis taʸn Basileian tou ˚Theou.)

Key: yellow:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object, red:negative.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone would be born from water and Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

UST Jesus answered, “I am telling you the truth: no one can enter where God rules unless he is born again by water and the Spirit.


BSB § Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

BLB Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless anyone be born of water and of the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

AICNT Jesus answered, “Truly, [truly,] I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot {enter} the kingdom of {God}.

OEB‘In truth I tell you,’ answered Jesus, ‘unless a person owes their birth to water and Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God.

LSB Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

WEB Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

WMB Yeshua answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and Spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

NET Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

LSV Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;

FBV “I tell you the truth, you can't enter God's kingdom unless you are born of water and the Spirit,” Jesus told him.

TCNT Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to yoʋ, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

T4T Jesus answered, “Note this: Being born naturally is not enough; people need to also be born spiritually by God’s Spirit. If that does not happen, they cannot experience God ruling [MET] their lives.

LEB Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

BBE Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God.

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ASV Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

DRA Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

YLT Jesus answered, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

DBY Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

RV Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

WBS Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

KJB Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

BB Iesus aunswered: Ueryly, veryly, I say vnto thee, except a man be borne of water and of the spirite, he can not enter into the kyngdome of God.
  (Yesus/Yeshua answered: Verily/Truly, verily/truly, I say unto thee, except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.)

GNV Iesus answered, Verely, verely I say vnto thee, except that a man be borne of water and of the Spirite, hee can not enter into the kingdome of God.
  (Yesus/Yeshua answered, Verily/Truly, verily/truly I say unto thee, except that a man be born of water and of the Spirite, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.)

CB Iesus answered: Verely verely I saye vnto the: Excepte a ma be borne of water and of the sprete, he can not come in to ye kyngdome of God.
  (Yesus/Yeshua answered: Verily/Truly verily/truly I say unto the: Excepte a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot come in to ye/you_all kingdom of God.)

TNT Iesus answered: verely verely I saye vnto the: except that a man be boren of water and of the sprete he cannot enter into the kyngdome of god.
  (Yesus/Yeshua answered: verily/truly verily/truly I say unto the: except that a man be boren of water and of the spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of god.)

WYC Jhesus answeride, Treuli, treuli, Y seie to thee, but a man be borun ayen of watir, and of the Hooli Goost, he may not entre in to the kyngdom of God.
  (Yhesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, but a man be born ayen of water, and of the Holy Ghost, he may not enter in to the kingdom of God.)

LUT JEsus antwortete: Wahrlich, wahrlich, ich sage dir: Es sei denn, daß jemand geboren werde aus dem Wasser und Geist, so kann er nicht in das Reich Gottes kommen.
  (Yesus antwortete: Wahrlich, wahrlich, I sage dir: It be denn, that jemand geboren become out of to_him water and spirit, so kann he not in the kingdom God’s kommen.)

CLV Respondit Jesus: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex aqua, et Spiritu Sancto, non potest introire in regnum Dei.
  (Respondit Yesus: Amen, amen dico tibi, nisi quis renatus fuerit ex water, and Spiritu Sancto, not/no potest introire in regnum Dei.)

UGNT ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
  (apekrithaʸ Yaʸsous, amaʸn, amaʸn, legō soi, ean maʸ tis gennaʸthaʸ ex hudatos kai Pneumatos, ou dunatai eiselthein eis taʸn Basileian tou Theou.)

SBL-GNT ⸀ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
  (⸀apekrithaʸ Yaʸsous; Amaʸn amaʸn legō soi, ean maʸ tis gennaʸthaʸ ex hudatos kai pneumatos, ou dunatai eiselthein eis taʸn basileian tou theou.)

TC-GNT Ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, Ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
  (Apekrithaʸ Yaʸsous, Amaʸn amaʸn legō soi, ean maʸ tis gennaʸthaʸ ex hudatos kai pneumatos, ou dunatai eiselthein eis taʸn basileian tou Theou.)

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

3:5 John the Baptist baptized with water; Jesus baptizes with the Spirit (1:33).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι

truly truly ˱I˲_/am/_telling ˱to˲_you

Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the statement that follows. See how you translated this phrase in 3:3.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος

/may_be/_born of water and ˱of˲_Spirit

The phrase born from water and Spirit could refer to: (1) spiritual birth that includes cleansing from sin and spiritual transformation by the Holy Spirit. In this case, Jesus’ words would be understood as a reference to Ezekiel 36:25–27, which Nicodemus would have been familiar with. Alternate translation: “would be born again by cleansing and the Spirit.” (2) physical birth and spiritual birth. Alternate translation: “would be born physically and spiritually”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

/to/_come_in into the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here Jesus uses enter into to refer to experiencing something. The meaning is similar to the meaning of “see” in 3:3. Alternate translation: “to experience the kingdom of God” or “to participate in the kingdom of God”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ

the Kingdom ¬the ˱of˲_God

See how you translated this phrase in 3:3.

BI Yhn 3:5 ©