John 3:3

3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.[a]

John 3:3 in Other Translations

KJV
3 Jesus answered and said unto him,Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
ESV
3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God."
NLT
3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
MSG
3 Jesus said, "You're absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it's not possible to see what I'm pointing to - to God's kingdom."
CSB
3 Jesus replied, "I assure you: Unless someone is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

John 3:3 In-Context

1 Now there was a Pharisee, a man named Nicodemus who was a member of the Jewish ruling council.
2 He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God. For no one could perform the signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
3 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
4 “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”
5 Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. S John 1:13; 1 Peter 1:23
  • 2. S Matthew 3:2

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. The Greek for "again" also means "from above" ; also in verse 7.
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