John 3

3 Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is *See ch. 1:13born *[2 Cor. 5:17;Gal. 6:15;1 Pet. 1:3,23] again*3:3 Or from above; the Greek is purposely ambiguous and can mean both again and from above; also verse 7he cannot *ver. 36see the kingdom of God."4 Nicodemus said to 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?" 5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born *[Ezek. 36:25-27;Mark 16:16;Acts 2:38;Eph. 5:26;Titus 3:5;Heb. 10:22]of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.