John 3

3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above,*The same Greek word can mean either "from above" or "again," which allows for the misunderstanding by Nicodemus here; Jesus was speaking of new birth "from above," while Nicodemus misunderstood him to mean a second physical birth he is not able to see the kingdom of God." 4 Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is an old man? He is not able to enter into his mother’s womb for the second time and be born, can he?"**The negative construction in Greek anticipates a negative answer here, indicated in the translation by the phrase "can he"

5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.