John 3:6
Modern Translations
New International Version
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

New Living Translation
Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.

English Standard Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Berean Study Bible
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.

New American Standard Bible
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

NASB 1995
"That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

NASB 1977
“That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Amplified Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh [the physical is merely physical], and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Christian Standard Bible
Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Contemporary English Version
Humans give life to their children. Yet only God's Spirit can change you into a child of God.

Good News Translation
A person is born physically of human parents, but is born spiritually of the Spirit.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Flesh and blood give birth to flesh and blood, but the Spirit gives birth to things that are spiritual.

International Standard Version
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

NET Bible
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

New King James Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

King James 2000 Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

New Heart English Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

World English Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

American King James Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

American Standard Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

A Faithful Version
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Darby Bible Translation
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

English Revised Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Webster's Bible Translation
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
That which is borne of the fleshe, is fleshe: and that which is borne of the spirite, is spirite.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
That which is borne of flesh, is flesh: & that which is borne of the sprete, is sprete.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
That which is boren of the flesshe is flesshe: and that which is boren of the sprete is sprete.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Berean Literal Bible
That having been born of the flesh is flesh, and that having been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Young's Literal Translation
that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Smith's Literal Translation
That born of flesh is flesh; and that born of the Spirit is spirit.

Literal Emphasis Translation
That having been born from out of the flesh is flesh; and that having been born from out of the Spirit is spirit.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.

Catholic Public Domain Version
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
That which is born from flesh is flesh, and that which is born from The Spirit is spirit.

Lamsa Bible
What is born of flesh is flesh; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.

Godbey New Testament
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Haweis New Testament
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Mace New Testament
the cleansing of the body is only external, but the purification of the spirit is spiritual.

Weymouth New Testament
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Worrell New Testament
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh: and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

Worsley New Testament
That, which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that, which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
















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