Jesus replied,“ I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.

耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进神的国。

耶稣回答：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。

耶稣回答：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进神的国。

耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人如果不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。

耶稣回答：“我实实在在告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进神的国。

耶稣回答：“我确确实实地告诉你：一个人如果不是由水和圣灵所生的，就不能进入神的国。

耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進神的國。

耶穌回答：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進上帝的國。

耶穌回答：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進神的國。

耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人如果不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進上帝的國。

耶穌回答：“我實實在在告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進神的國。

耶穌回答說：『我實實在在地告訴你，人若不是由水與靈生的，就不能進上帝的國。

耶穌回答：「我確確實實地告訴你：一個人如果不是由水和聖靈所生的，就不能進入神的國。

耶穌曰、我誠語汝、人非由水與聖神而生、不能入上帝國、

耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人不以水以聖神而生、不能進上帝國、

耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非由水及聖神而生、不能進天主之國、

耶穌對曰：『我切實語爾、人非生於水及神者、無得入天主國。

Jesus answered,“ Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.

Jesus answered,“ What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can enter God’s kingdom unless they are born with water and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus answered,“ Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered,“ Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered,“ Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered,“ Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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.

Jesus answered,“ I assure you: Unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

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.

Jesus answered,“ I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

Jesus answered,“ Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.

“ Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean. Your filth will be washed away, and you will no longer worship idols.And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.And I will put my Spirit in you so that you will follow my decrees and be careful to obey my regulations.

to make her holy and clean, washed by the cleansing of God’s word.

Peter replied,“ Each of you must repent of your sins and turn to God, and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins. Then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

And that water is a picture of baptism, which now saves you, not by removing dirt from your body, but as a response to God from a clean conscience. It is effective because of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Some of you were once like that. But you were cleansed; you were made holy; you were made right with God by calling on the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

Jesus replied,“ I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”

“ I baptize with water those who repent of their sins and turn to God. But someone is coming soon who is greater than I am— so much greater that I’m not worthy even to be his slave and carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who refuses to believe will be condemned.

But— When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love,he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit.He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior.Because of his grace he made us right in his sight and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life.

They are reborn— not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!And all of this is a gift from God, who brought us back to himself through Christ. And God has given us this task of reconciling people to him.

For I will pour out water to quench your thirst and to irrigate your parched fields. And I will pour out my Spirit on your descendants, and my blessing on your children.They will thrive like watered grass, like willows on a riverbank.

Then he said,“ I tell you the truth, unless you turn from your sins and become like little children, you will never get into the Kingdom of Heaven.

As for us, we can’t help but thank God for you, dear brothers and sisters loved by the Lord. We are always thankful that God chose you to be among the first to experience salvation— a salvation that came through the Spirit who makes you holy and through your belief in the truth.He called you to salvation when we told you the Good News; now you can share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

And we have received God’s Spirit( not the world’s spirit), so we can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.

It doesn’t matter whether we have been circumcised or not. What counts is whether we have been transformed into a new creation.

Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.

But God is so rich in mercy, and he loved us so much,that even though we were dead because of our sins, he gave us life when he raised Christ from the dead.( It is only by God’s grace that you have been saved!)For he raised us from the dead along with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms because we are united with Christ Jesus.So God can point to us in all future ages as examples of the incredible wealth of his grace and kindness toward us, as shown in all he has done for us who are united with Christ Jesus.God saved you by his grace when you believed. And you can’t take credit for this; it is a gift from God.Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so none of us can boast about it.For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago.

Since we know that Christ is righteous, we also know that all who do what is right are God’s children.

For the Kingdom of God is not a matter of what we eat or drink, but of living a life of goodness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Not at all! And you will perish, too, unless you repent of your sins and turn to God.

And because you belong to him, the power of the life giving Spirit has freed you from the power of sin that leads to death.

Now repent of your sins and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped away.

“ Work hard to enter the narrow door to God’s Kingdom, for many will try to enter but will fail.

God the Father knew you and chose you long ago, and his Spirit has made you holy. As a result, you have obeyed him and have been cleansed by the blood of Jesus Christ. May God give you more and more grace and peace.

No, and I tell you again that unless you repent, you will perish, too.”

“ But I warn you— unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!