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John 3:3The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ ᾿Αμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἄνωθεν, οὐ δύναται ἰδεῖν τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
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John 3:3American Standard Version
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3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
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John 3:3The Emphasized Bible
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3 Jesus answered and said unto him—Verily, verily I say unto thee: Except one be born from above He cannot see the kingdom of God.
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John 3:3King James Version
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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.
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JohnWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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3:3 w79 10/1 17-18; g76 6/22 27-28; g74 8/22 27; w68 733-734; w65 200; w54 681; nh 163; el 115; w47 169; w44 199; w30 89, 92
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John Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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born again: Jesus reveals to Nicodemus that in order to see the Kingdom of God, a human has to be born a second time. Nicodemus’ response in verse 4 indicates that he understood Jesus’ words to mean experiencing a literal second birth as a human. Jesus, however, goes on to describe this second birth as being “born from . . . spirit.” (Joh 3:5) Those who were “to become God’s children” “were born, not from blood or from a fleshly will or from man’s will, but from God.” (Joh 1:12, 13) At 1Pe 1:3, 23, Peter uses a synonymous Biblical expression, saying that anointed Christians are given “a new birth.” Although most Bibles use the expression “born again,” a number of Bibles say “born from above,” which is also a possible rendering because the Greek word aʹno·then usually means “from above.” (Joh 3:31; 19:11; Jas 1:17; 3:15, 17) Both renderings harmonize with the idea that those who would enter the Kingdom would experience a new birth that is “from God” and thus from above. (1Jo 3:9) But considering Nicodemus’ response, in this context the Greek term has also been understood to mean “again; anew.”
the Kingdom of God: This expression occurs only twice in the Gospel of John.—Joh 3:5; see study notes on Mt 3:2; Mr 1:15.
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