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 DomainASVPD
“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Nicodemus answered and said to him, `How are these things able to happen?'”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo John 3:9 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
- 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.
- Mark 8:24The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.”
- Luke 1:34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
- 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?”
- John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
- 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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