Parallel Verses
- New International Reader's Version - 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.
- 新标点和合本 - 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。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 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。
- 和合本2010（神版-简体） - 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。
- 当代译本 - 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你，人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。
- 圣经新译本 - 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。
- 中文标准译本 - 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。
- 现代标点和合本 - 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。
- 和合本（拼音版） - 耶稣说：“我实实在在地告诉你：人若不是从水和圣灵生的，就不能进上帝的国。
- New International Version - Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
- English Standard Version - Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- New Living Translation - Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
- The Message - Jesus said, “You’re not listening. Let me say it again. Unless a person submits to this original creation—the ‘wind-hovering-over-the-water’ creation, the invisible moving the visible, a baptism into a new life—it’s not possible to enter God’s kingdom. When you look at a baby, it’s just that: a body you can look at and touch. But the person who takes shape within is formed by something you can’t see and touch—the Spirit—and becomes a living spirit.
- Christian Standard Bible - Jesus answered, “Truly I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- New American Standard Bible - Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- New King James Version - Jesus answered, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- Amplified Bible - Jesus answered, “I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God.
- American Standard Version - 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.
- King James Version - 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.
- New English Translation - Jesus answered, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born of water and spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
- World English Bible - Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into God’s Kingdom.
- 新標點和合本 - 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。
- 和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 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。
- 和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 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。
- 當代譯本 - 耶穌說：「我實實在在地告訴你，人若不是從水和聖靈生的，就不能進上帝的國。
- 聖經新譯本 - 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。
- 呂振中譯本 - 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。
- 中文標準譯本 - 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。
- 現代標點和合本 - 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。
- 文理和合譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠語汝、人非由水與聖神而生、不能入上帝國、
- 文理委辦譯本 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人不以水以聖神而生、不能進上帝國、
- 施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 耶穌曰、我誠告爾、人非由水及聖神而生、不能進天主之國、
- 吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 耶穌對曰：『我切實語爾、人非生於水及神者、無得入天主國。
- Nueva Versión Internacional - —Yo te aseguro que quien no nazca de agua y del Espíritu no puede entrar en el reino de Dios —respondió Jesús—.
- 현대인의 성경 - 예수님은 이렇게 대답하셨다. “내가 분명히 말해 두지만 누구든지 물과 성령으로 다시 나지 않으면 하나님의 나라에 들어갈 수가 없다.
- Новый Русский Перевод - Иисус ответил: – Говорю тебе истину, никто не сможет войти в Царство Божье, если не будет рожден от воды и Духа .
- Восточный перевод - Иса ответил: – Говорю тебе истину: никто не сможет войти в Царство Всевышнего, если не будет рождён от воды и Духа .
- Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Иса ответил: – Говорю тебе истину: никто не сможет войти в Царство Аллаха, если не будет рождён от воды и Духа .
- Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Исо ответил: – Говорю тебе истину: никто не сможет войти в Царство Всевышнего, если не будет рождён от воды и Духа .
- La Bible du Semeur 2015 - – Vraiment, je te l’assure, reprit Jésus, à moins de naître d’eau, c’est-à-dire d’Esprit , personne ne peut entrer dans le royaume de Dieu.
- リビングバイブル - 「よく言っておきますが、だれでも水と御霊によって生まれなければ、神の国には入れません。
- Nestle Aland 28 - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς· ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ θεοῦ.
- unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - ἀπεκρίθη Ἰησοῦς, ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν, λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῇ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ Πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν Βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ.
- Nova Versão Internacional - Respondeu Jesus: “Digo a verdade: Ninguém pode entrar no Reino de Deus se não nascer da água e do Espírito.
- Hoffnung für alle - »Ich versichere dir«, entgegnete Jesus, »nur wer durch Wasser und durch Gottes Geist neu geboren wird, kann in Gottes Reich kommen!
- Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Chúa Giê-xu đáp: “Ta chắc chắn với ông: Nếu không nhờ nước và Chúa Thánh Linh sinh ra, không ai được vào Nước của Đức Chúa Trời.
- พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - พระเยซูตรัสตอบว่า “เราบอกความจริงแก่ท่านว่า ไม่มีใครสามารถเข้าอาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ถ้าเขาไม่ได้เกิดจากน้ำและพระวิญญาณ
- พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - พระเยซูตอบว่า “เราขอบอกความจริงกับท่านว่า ไม่มีผู้ใดที่จะเข้าสู่อาณาจักรของพระเจ้าได้ นอกเสียจากว่าเขาจะเกิดจากน้ำและพระวิญญาณ
Cross Reference
- Luke 13:5 - I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too.”
- Matthew 5:20 - Here is what I tell you. You must be more godly than the Pharisees and the teachers of the law. If you are not, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
- Acts 3:19 - So turn away from your sins. Turn to God. Then your sins will be wiped away. The time will come when the Lord will make everything new.
- Luke 13:24 - “Try very hard to enter through the narrow door. I tell you, many will try to enter and will not be able to.
- 1 Peter 1:2 - You have been chosen in keeping with what God the Father had planned. That happened through the Spirit’s work to make you pure and holy. God chose you so that you might obey Jesus Christ. God wanted you to be in a covenant relationship with him. He established this relationship by the blood of Christ. May more and more grace and peace be given to you.
- Luke 13:3 - I tell you, no! But unless you turn away from your sins, you will all die too.
- 1 John 2:29 - You know that God is right and always does what is right. And you know that everyone who does what is right is God’s child.
- Romans 8:2 - Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.
- Romans 14:17 - God’s kingdom is not about eating or drinking. It is about doing what is right and having peace and joy. All this comes through the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 2:4 - But God loves us deeply. He is full of mercy.
- Ephesians 2:5 - So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.
- Ephesians 2:6 - God raised us up with Christ. He has seated us with him in his heavenly kingdom. That’s because we belong to Christ Jesus.
- Ephesians 2:7 - He has done it to show the riches of his grace for all time to come. His grace can’t be compared with anything else. He has shown it by being kind to us. He was kind to us because of what Christ Jesus has done.
- Ephesians 2:8 - God’s grace has saved you because of your faith in Christ. Your salvation doesn’t come from anything you do. It is God’s gift.
- Ephesians 2:9 - It is not based on anything you have done. No one can brag about earning it.
- Ephesians 2:10 - We are God’s creation. He created us to belong to Christ Jesus. Now we can do good works. Long ago God prepared these works for us to do.
- Galatians 6:15 - Circumcision and uncircumcision don’t mean anything. What really counts is that the new creation has come.
- Matthew 28:19 - So you must go and make disciples of all nations. Baptize them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
- 1 Corinthians 2:12 - What we have received is not the spirit of the world. We have received the Spirit who is from God. The Spirit helps us understand what God has freely given us.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13 - Brothers and sisters, we should always thank God for you. The Lord loves you. That’s because God chose you as the first to be saved. Salvation comes through the Holy Spirit’s work. He makes people holy. It also comes through believing the truth.
- 2 Thessalonians 2:14 - He chose you to be saved by accepting the good news that we preach. And you will share in the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
- Matthew 18:3 - Jesus said, “What I’m about to tell you is true. You need to change and become like little children. If you don’t, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 - When anyone lives in Christ, the new creation has come. The old is gone! The new is here!
- 2 Corinthians 5:18 - All this is from God. He brought us back to himself through Christ’s death on the cross. And he has given us the task of bringing others back to him through Christ.
- Isaiah 44:3 - I will pour out water on the thirsty land. I will make streams flow on the dry ground. I will pour out my Spirit on your children. I will pour out my blessing on their children after them.
- Isaiah 44:4 - They will spring up like grass in a meadow. They will grow like poplar trees near flowing streams.
- John 1:13 - To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.
- Titus 3:4 - But the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared.
- Titus 3:5 - He saved us. It wasn’t because of the good things we had done. It was because of his mercy. He saved us by washing away our sins. We were born again. The Holy Spirit gave us new life.
- Titus 3:6 - God poured out the Spirit on us freely. That’s because of what Jesus Christ our Savior has done.
- Titus 3:7 - His grace made us right with God. So now we have received the hope of eternal life as God’s children.
- Mark 16:16 - Anyone who believes and is baptized will be saved. But anyone who does not believe will be punished.
- Matthew 3:11 - “I baptize you with water, calling you to turn away from your sins. But after me, someone is coming who is more powerful than I am. I’m not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
- John 3:3 - Jesus replied, “What I’m about to tell you is true. No one can see God’s kingdom unless they are born again.”
- 1 Corinthians 6:11 - Some of you used to do those things. But your sins were washed away. You were made holy. You were made right with God. All of this was done in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was also done by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Peter 3:21 - The water of the flood is a picture. It is a picture of the baptism that now saves you too. This baptism has nothing to do with removing dirt from your body. Instead, it promises God that you will keep a clear sense of right and wrong. This baptism saves you by the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead.
- Acts 2:38 - Peter replied, “All of you must turn away from your sins and be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ. Then your sins will be forgiven. You will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
- Ephesians 5:26 - He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.
- Ezekiel 36:25 - I will sprinkle pure water on you. Then you will be ‘clean.’ I will make you completely pure and ‘clean.’ I will take all the statues of your gods away from you.
- Ezekiel 36:26 - I will give you new hearts. I will give you a new spirit that is faithful to me. I will remove your stubborn hearts from you. I will give you hearts that obey me.
- Ezekiel 36:27 - I will put my Spirit in you. I will make you want to obey my rules. I want you to be careful to keep my laws.