John 3:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’”
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“Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“`Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 3:7 — 15 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Job 15:14What is man, that he should be pure, or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?
- Matthew 13:33He told them still another parable: “The kingdom of heaven is like leaven that a woman took and mixed into three measures of flour, until all of it was leavened.”
- John 3:3Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”
- John 3:12If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
- John 5:28Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice
- John 6:61Aware that His disciples were grumbling about this teaching, Jesus asked them, “Does this offend you?
- Romans 3:9What then? Are we any better? Not at all. For we have already made the charge that Jews and Greeks alike are all under sin.
- Romans 9:22What if God, intending to show His wrath and make His power known, bore with great patience the vessels of His wrath, prepared for destruction?
- Romans 12:1Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.
- Ephesians 4:22to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
- Colossians 1:12giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified you to share in the inheritance of the saints in the light.
- Hebrews 12:14Pursue peace with everyone, as well as holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
- 1 Peter 1:22Since you have purified your souls by obedience to the truth so that you have a genuine love for your brothers, love one another deeply, from a pure heart.
- Revelation 21:27But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
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