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can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and be born again? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Jesus answered, and said to him: Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Amen, amen I say to thee, that we speak what we know, and we testify what we have seen, and you receive not our testimony. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>If I have spoken to you earthly things, and you believe not; how will you believe, if I shall speak to you heavenly things? <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And no man hath ascended into heaven, but he that descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of man be lifted up: <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>That whosoever believeth in him, may not perish; but may have life everlasting. </p> <a name="16" id="16"></a><p class="hdg">For God So Loved<br /><p class="cross">(<a href="../genesis/22.htm">Genesis 22:1-10</a>; <a href="../romans/5.htm#6">Romans 5:6-11</a>)</p></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For God so loved the world, as to give his only begotten Son; that whosoever believeth in him, may not perish, but may have life everlasting. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For God sent not his Son into the world, to judge the world, but that the world may be saved by him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>He that believeth in him is not judged. But he that doth not believe, is already judged: because he believeth not in the name of the only begotten Son of God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And this is the judgment: because the light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than the light: for their works were evil. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>For every one that doth evil hateth the light, and cometh not to the light, that his works may not be reproved. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But he that doth truth, cometh to the light, that his works may be made manifest, because they are done in God. </p> <p class="hdg">John's Testimony Concerning Jesus</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>After these things Jesus and his disciples came into the land of Judea: and there he abode with them, and baptized. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And John also was baptizing in Ennon near Salim; because there was much water there; and they came and were baptized. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>For John was not yet cast into prison. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>And there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews concerning purification: <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>And they came to John, and said to him: Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou gavest testimony, behold he baptizeth, and all men come to him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>John answered, and said: A man cannot receive any thing, unless it be given him from heaven. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>You yourselves do bear me witness, that I said, I am not Christ, but that I am sent before him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>He that hath the bride, is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, who standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth with joy because of the bridegroom's voice. This my joy therefore is fulfilled. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>He must increase, but I must decrease. </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>He that cometh from above, is above all. He that is of the earth, of the earth he is, and of the earth he speaketh. He that cometh from heaven, is above all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth: and no man receiveth his testimony. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>He that hath received his testimony, hath set to his seal that God is true. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>The Father loveth the Son: and he hath given all things into his hand. <span class="reftext"><a href="/john/3-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>He that believeth in the Son, hath life everlasting; but he that believeth not the Son, shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him. </p></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Douay-Rheims Bible<br /><br /><a href="//bereanbible.com">Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com<br />© 2013, 2014 Used by Permission</a><span class="p"><br /><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../john/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="John 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="John 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../john/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="John 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="John 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpad/john/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe src="//biblemenus.com/adframe120.htm" width="122" height="602" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>