João 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.6 *1 Cor. 15:50That which is born of the flesh is *ch. 6:63flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.*3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit7 *ch. 5:28Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You*3:7 The Greek for you is plural heremust be born *See ver. 3again.’8 *[Eccles. 11:5;Ezek. 37:9] The wind*3:8 The same Greek word means both wind and spiritblows *1 Cor. 12:11where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."