Good News Translation GNT
New International Version NIV
5 "I am telling you the truth," replied Jesus, "that no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
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Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
6 A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the Spirit.
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Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
7 Do not be surprised because I tell you that you must all be born again.
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You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’
8 The wind blows wherever it wishes; you hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. It is like that with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
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The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
9 "How can this be?" asked Nicodemus.
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“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
10 Jesus answered, "You are a great teacher in Israel, and you don't know this?
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“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?
11 I am telling you the truth: we speak of what we know and report what we have seen, yet none of you is willing to accept our message.
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Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.
12 You do not believe me when I tell you about the things of this world; how will you ever believe me, then, when I tell you about the things of heaven?
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I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things?
13 And no one has ever gone up to heaven except the Son of Man, who came down from heaven."
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No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven—the Son of Man.
14 As Moses lifted up the bronze snake on a pole in the desert, in the same way the Son of Man must be lifted up,
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Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness, so the Son of Man must be lifted up,
15 so that everyone who believes in him may have eternal life.
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that everyone who believes may have eternal life in him.”
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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