John 3:4

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““How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?””

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BSBPD

““How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 3:4 — 6 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
  2. John 4:11“Sir,” the woman replied, “You have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where then will You get this living water?
  3. John 6:53So Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood of the Son of Man, you have no life in you.
  4. John 6:60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
  5. 1 Corinthians 1:18For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
  6. 1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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