Now therefore was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus,
a member of the Jewish ruling council.
He came to Jesus at night and said, “Rabbi, we know you are a teacher
who has come from God. For no one could
perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him.”
In reply Jesus declared, “I tell you
the truth, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
“How can a man be born when he is
old?” Nicodemus asked, “Surely he cannot
enter a second time into his mother’s womb to be born!”
Jesus answered, “I tell you the
truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the
Spirit. Flesh gives birth to flesh, but
the Spirit gives birth to spirit. You
should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You must be born again.’ 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.” (John 3:1-8)
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