John 3:5 KJV — MannaFest

John 3:5

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

KJV

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ASV

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

WEB

Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

YLT

Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

DBT

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom ofGod.

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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58 verses on the floor

Ezekiel 36:25–27
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
Mark 16:16
He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Ephesians 5:26
That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,

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Though Nicodemus understood not the mystery of regeneration, yet Christ asserts the necessity of it as positively as before. Note, It is folly to think of evading the obligation of evangelical precepts, by pleading that they are unintelligible, Rom. iii.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The change is not wrought by any wisdom or power of our own, but by the power and influence of the blessed Spirit of grace. It is the sanctification of the Spirit ( 1 Pet. i.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

11 ) with the Holy Ghost and with fire means with the Holy Ghost as with fire. That which is primarily intended here is to show that the Spirit, in sanctifying a soul, (1.) Cleanses and purifies it as water, takes away its filth, by which it was unfit for the kingdom of God.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

JHN 3:5ACT 2:38 ACT 22:16
Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
JHN 3:5ACT 2:38 MRK 16:16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
JHN 3:5ACT 2:38 ACT 8:12
JHN 3:5ACT 2:38 LUK 24:47
JHN 3:5ACT 2:38 ACT 10:48
JHN 3:5EPH 5:26 HEB 10:22
JHN 3:5EPH 5:26 JHN 15:3
JHN 3:5EPH 5:26 EZE 36:25

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