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BORN AGAIN

Expression used by Jesus in explaining to Nicodemus how one enters the kingdom of God (Jn 3:3-7). See Regeneration.

Show passage in OET: JHN 3:3–7

OET-RV JHN 3:3

3 Yeshua responded, “I’ll tell you frankly that no one can get to see God’s kingdom unless he’s reborn.”

OET-RV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodemos questioned, “How can an adult be reborn? A person can’t just return into their mother’s womb and then get born a second time!”

OET-RV JHN 3:5

5 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-RV JHN 3:6

6 Someone that’s born from a body is flesh and bone, but someone that’s born from God’s spirit is spiritual.

OET-RV JHN 3:7

7 So you shouldn’t be surprised that I told you that everyone needs to be reborn.

OET-LV JHN 3:3

3 Yaʸsous answered and said to _him:
Truly, truly, I _am _saying to _you, if anyone not may _be _born again, he _is_ not _able to _see the kingdom of_ the _god.

OET-LV JHN 3:4

4 Nikodaʸmos is _saying to him:
How is_ a_person _able to _be _born, being old?
He _is_ not _able to _come _in into the womb of _the mother of _him secondly and to _be _born?

OET-LV JHN 3:5

5 Yaʸsous 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.

OET-LV JHN 3:6

6 The thing having _been _born of the flesh, is flesh, and the thing having _been _born of the spirit, is spirit.

OET-LV JHN 3:7

7 You _may_ not _wonder that I _said to _you:
It _is _fitting you _all to _be _born again.

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