John 3:9

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

““How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.”

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BSBPD

““How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Nicodemus answered and said to him, `How are these things able to happen?'”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo John 3:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
  2. Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not forsake them.
  3. Mark 8:24The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
  4. Luke 1:34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
  5. John 3:4“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?”
  6. John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
  7. John 6:60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”

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

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