Parallel Verses

Weymouth New Testament

Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'

New American Standard Bible

Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

King James Version

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Holman Bible

Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.

International Standard Version

Don't be astonished that I told you, "All of you must be born from above.'

A Conservative Version

Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.

American Standard Version

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

Amplified

Do not be surprised that I have told you, ‘You must be born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].’

An Understandable Version

So, do not be surprised that I have said to you, 'You must be born from above." [See note on verse 3].

Anderson New Testament

Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,

Bible in Basic English

Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.

Common New Testament

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

Daniel Mace New Testament

be not surprized that I said to thee, you must be born again.

Darby Translation

Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.

Godbey New Testament

Be not astonished because I said to thee; It behooveth you to be born from above.

Goodspeed New Testament

Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above.

John Wesley New Testament

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Julia Smith Translation

Thou shouldest not wonder that I said to thee, Ye must be born from above.

King James 2000

Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'It is necessary for you to be born from above.'

Modern King James verseion

Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew.

Moffatt New Testament

Do not wonder at me telling you, 'You must all be born from above.'

Montgomery New Testament

Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'

NET Bible

Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must all be born from above.'

New Heart English Bible

Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'

Noyes New Testament

Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.

Sawyer New Testament

Wonder not that I said to you, You must be born again.

The Emphasized Bible

Do not marvel, that I said unto thee: Ye must needs be born from above.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Twentieth Century New Testament

Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.

Webster

Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.

Williams New Testament

Never wonder at my telling you that you must all be born from above.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

Marvel not that I said to you, ye must be born anew.

Worsley New Testament

Do not wonder that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Youngs Literal Translation

'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
θαυμάζω 
Thaumazo 
Usage: 42

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

I said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

Ye
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

δεῖ 
Dei 
Usage: 72

be born
γεννάω 
Gennao 
Usage: 84

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 3:7

Devotionals containing John 3:7

Images John 3:7

Context Readings

A Meeting With Nicodemus

6 Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.' 8 The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."


Cross References

John 3:3

"In most solemn truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born anew he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

John 5:28

Wonder not at this. For a time is coming when all who are in the graves will hear His voice and will come forth--

Ephesians 4:22-24

to put away, in regard to your former mode of life, your original evil nature which is doomed to perish as befits its misleading impulses,

Matthew 13:33-35

Another parable He spoke to them. "The Kingdom of the Heavens," He said, "is like yeast which a woman takes and buries in a bushel of flour, for it to work there till the whole mass has risen."

John 3:12

If I have told you earthly things and none of you believe me, how will you believe me if I tell you of things in Heaven?

John 6:61-63

But, knowing in Himself that His disciples were dissatisfied about it, Jesus asked them,

Romans 3:9-19

What then? Are we Jews more highly estimated than they? Not in the least; for we have already charged all Jews and Gentiles alike with being in thraldom to sin.

Romans 9:22-25

And what if God, while choosing to make manifest the terrors of His anger and to show what is possible with Him, has yet borne with long-forbearing patience with the subjects of His anger who stand ready for destruction,

Romans 12:1-2

I plead with you therefore, brethren, by the compassionsof God, to present all your faculties to Him as a living and holy sacrifice acceptable to Him. This with you will be an act of reasonable worship.

Colossians 1:12

and give thanks to the Father who has made us fit to receive our share of the inheritance of God's people in Light.

Hebrews 12:14

but may rather be restored. Persistently strive for peace with all men, and for that growth in holiness apart from which no one will see the Lord.

1 Peter 1:14-16

And, since you delight in obedience, do not shape your lives by the cravings which used to dominate you in the time of your ignorance,

1 Peter 1:22

Now that, through your obedience to the truth, you have purified your souls for cherishing sincere brotherly love, you must love another heartily and fervently.

Revelation 21:27

And no unclean thing shall ever enter it, nor any one who is guilty of base conduct or tells lies, but only they whose names stand recorded in the Lamb's Book of Life.

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