YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN

John 3:1-14

Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus,

A member of the Jewish ruling council.

2 He came to Jesus at night and said,

RABBI, WE KNOW YOU ARE A TEACHER

WHO HAS COME FROM GOD.

FOR NO ONE COULD PERFORM

THE MIRACULOUS SIGNS YOU ARE DOING

IF GOD WERE NOT WITH HIM.

3 In reply Jesus declared,

I TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

UNLESS A MAN IS BORN AGAIN,

HE CANNOT SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD.'

4 How can a man be born when he is old? Nicodemus asked.

Surely he cannot enter a second time

Into his mother’s womb to be born!

5 Jesus answered,

'I TELL YOU THE TRUTH,

UNLESS A MAN IS BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT,

HE CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD.

6 FLESH GIVE BIRTH TO FLESH,

BUT THE SPIRIT GIVE BIRTH TO SPIRIT.

7 YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT MY SAYING,

'YOU SHOULD NOT BE SURPRISED AT MY SAYING,

'YOU MUST BE BORN AGAIN.'

8 The wind blows wherever it pleases.

You hear its sound,

But you cannot tell where it comes from

Or where it is going.

So it is with everyone Born of the Spirit.”

9 How can this be? Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus,

“And do you not understand these things?

11 I tell you the truth, we speak of what we know,

And we testify to what we have seen,

But still you people do not accept our testimony.

12 I have spoken to you of Earthly things

And you do not believe;

How then will you believe

If I speak of Heavenly things?

13 No one has ever gone into Heaven

Except the One Who came from Heaven--

The Son of Man.

14 Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the desert,

So the Son of Man must be lifted up,

15 That everyone who believes in Him

MAY HAVE ETERNAL LIFE.

(John 3:1-14)

Christ Jesus makes it clear

That no one enters the Kingdom of God

Unless they are Born Again;

Born of the Spirit of God.