John 3:9

World English Bible (2000)

Nicodemus answered him, "How can these things be?"

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  • John 6:52 : 52 The Jews therefore contended with one another, saying, "How can this man give us his flesh to eat?"
  • John 6:60 : 60 Therefore many of his disciples, when they heard this, said, "This is a hard saying! Who can listen to it?"
  • Luke 1:34 : 34 Mary said to the angel, "How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?"
  • Isa 42:16 : 16 I will bring the blind by a way that they don't know. I will lead them in paths that they don't know. I will make darkness light before them, and crooked places straight. I will do these things, and I will not forsake them.
  • Mark 8:24-25 : 24 He looked up, and said, "I see men; for I see them like trees walking." 25 Then again he laid his hands on his eyes. He looked intently, and was restored, and saw everyone clearly.
  • John 3:4 : 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?"
  • Prov 4:18 : 18 But the path of the righteous is like the dawning light, that shines more and more until the perfect day.

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    1Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews.

    2The same came to him by night, and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do, unless God is with him."

    3Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."

    4Nicodemus 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?"

    5Jesus answered, "Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!

    6That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

    7Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'

    8The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."

  • John 3:10-13
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    10Jesus answered him, "Are you the teacher of Israel, and don't understand these things?

    11Most certainly I tell you, we speak that which we know, and testify of that which we have seen, and you don't receive our witness.

    12If I told you earthly things and you don't believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

    13No one has ascended into heaven, but he who descended out of heaven, the Son of Man, who is in heaven.

  • John 7:50-51
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    50Nicodemus (he who came to him by night, being one of them) said to them,

    51"Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?"

  • John 1:48-51
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    48Nathanael said to him, "How do you know me?" Jesus answered him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."

    49Nathanael answered him, "Rabbi, you are the Son of God! You are King of Israel!"

    50Jesus answered him, "Because I told you, 'I saw you underneath the fig tree,' do you believe? You will see greater things than these!"

    51He said to him, "Most certainly, I tell you, hereafter you will see heaven opened, and the angels of God ascending and descending on the Son of Man."

  • 30The man answered them, "How amazing! You don't know where he comes from, yet he opened my eyes.

  • John 3:26-27
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    26They came to John, and said to him, "Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you have testified, behold, the same baptizes, and everyone is coming to him."

    27John answered, "A man can receive nothing, unless it has been given him from heaven.

  • 13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

  • John 9:25-26
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    25He therefore answered, "I don't know if he is a sinner. One thing I do know: that though I was blind, now I see."

    26They said to him again, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?"

  • 10They therefore were asking him, "How were your eyes opened?"

  • John 9:36-37
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    36He answered, "Who is he, Lord, that I may believe in him?"

    37Jesus said to him, "You have both seen him, and it is he who speaks with you."

  • 7They answered that they didn't know where it was from.

  • 62Then what if you would see the Son of Man ascending to where he was before?

  • 31He who comes from above is above all. He who is from the Earth belongs to the Earth, and speaks of the Earth. He who comes from heaven is above all.

  • John 9:2-3
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    2His disciples asked him, "Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

    3Jesus answered, "Neither did this man sin, nor his parents; but, that the works of God might be revealed in him.

  • 19and asked them, "Is this your son, who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"

  • 23He said to them, "You are from beneath. I am from above. You are of this world. I am not of this world.

  • 21but how he now sees, we don't know; or who opened his eyes, we don't know. He is of age. Ask him. He will speak for himself."

  • John 9:33-34
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    33If this man were not from God, he could do nothing."

    34They answered him, "You were altogether born in sins, and do you teach us?" They threw him out.

  • 42They said, "Isn't this Jesus, the son of Joseph, whose father and mother we know? How then does he say, 'I have come down out of heaven?'"

  • 22After these things, Jesus came with his disciples into the land of Judea. He stayed there with them, and baptized.

  • 13Then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him.

  • 46Nathanael said to him, "Can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" Philip said to him, "Come and see."

  • 33I didn't recognize him, but he who sent me to baptize in water, he said to me, 'On whomever you will see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he who baptizes in the Holy Spirit.'

  • 14Jesus answered them, "Even if I testify about myself, my testimony is true, for I know where I came from, and where I am going; but you don't know where I came from, or where I am going.

  • 34Jesus answered him, "Do you say this by yourself, or did others tell you about me?"

  • 12Then they asked him, "Where is he?" He said, "I don't know."

  • 25They asked him, "Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?"

  • 5Thomas said to him, "Lord, we don't know where you are going. How can we know the way?"

  • 28They said therefore to him, "What must we do, that we may work the works of God?"

  • 18The Jews therefore answered him, "What sign do you show us, seeing that you do these things?"

  • 36What is this word that he said, 'You will seek me, and won't find me; and where I am, you can't come'?"