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There was a manof the Pharisees,named*Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
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The samecametoJesus by night,andsaid unto him,Rabbi, we knowthat thou art a teachercomefromGod:for no mancandothesemiraclesthatthoudoest, exceptGodbewithhim.
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Jesusansweredandsaid unto him,Verily,verily, I say unto thee,Except a man be bornagain,[a] he cannot*see the kingdom of God.
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Nicodemussaithuntohim,Howcan a man be born when he isold?can* he enter the second timeintohismother'swomb,and be born?
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Jesusanswered, Verily,verily, I say unto thee,Except a man be bornofwaterand of the Spirit, he cannot*enterinto the kingdom of God.
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That which is bornof the fleshisflesh;and that which is bornof the Spiritisspirit.
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Marvelnotthat I said unto thee,Yemust be bornagain.[b]
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The windblowethwhere it listeth, and thou hearest the soundthereof,butcanstnottellwhence it cometh, andwhither it goeth: sois every one that is bornof the Spirit.