John 3:1-12 ▼

1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, his name Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews;

2 this one came to Him by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we have known that You have come from God—a teacher, for no one is able to do these signs that You do, if God may not be with him.”

3 Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born from above, he is not able to see the Kingdom of God”;

4 Nicodemus says to Him, “How is a man able to be born, being old? Is he able to enter into the womb of his mother a second time, and to be born?”

5 Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, if anyone may not be born of water and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the Kingdom of God;

6 that which has been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 You may not wonder that I said to you, It is required for you to be born from above;

8 the Spirit blows where [that] One wills, and you hear [that] One’s voice, but you have not known from where [that] One comes, and to where [that] One goes; thus is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”

9 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”

10 Jesus answered and said to him, “You are the teacher of Israel and you do not know these things?

11 Truly, truly, I say to you, what We have known We speak, and what We have seen We testify, and you do not receive Our testimony;

12 if I spoke to you of the earthly things, and you do not believe, how, if I will speak to you of the heavenly things, will you believe?