John 3:5

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

Acts 2:38

Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Ezekiel 36:25-27

I will sprinkle you with pure water and you will be clean from all your impurities. I will purify you from all your idols.

Mark 16:16

The one who believes and is baptized will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

John 3:3

Jesus replied, "I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

Ephesians 5:26

to sanctify her by cleansing her with the washing of the water by the word,

1 John 5:6-8

Jesus Christ is the one who came by water and blood -- not by the water only, but by the water and the blood. And the Spirit is the one who testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

Matthew 3:11

"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Matthew 28:19

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

Luke 13:3

No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well!

1 Peter 3:21

And this prefigured baptism, which now saves you -- not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience to God -- through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Matthew 5:20

For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 18:3

and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!

Luke 13:5

No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!"

Luke 13:24

"Exert every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.

John 1:13

-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.

Acts 3:19

Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,

Romans 8:2

For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:12

Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.

1 Corinthians 6:11

Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

2 Corinthians 5:17-18

So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!

Galatians 6:15

For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!

Ephesians 2:4-10

But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,

2 Thessalonians 2:13-14

But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

Titus 3:4-7

But "when the kindness of God our Savior and his love for mankind appeared,

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ's blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

1 John 2:29

If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him.

Isaiah 44:3-4

For I will pour water on the parched ground and cause streams to flow on the dry land. I will pour my spirit on your offspring and my blessing on your children.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

General references

Bible References

And of

John 1:13
-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.
Romans 8:2
For the law of the life-giving Spirit in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.
1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, so that we may know the things that are freely given to us by God.
1 Corinthians 6:11
Some of you once lived this way. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
1 John 2:29
If you know that he is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been fathered by him.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves the father loves the child fathered by him.

Cannot

Matthew 5:20
For I tell you, unless your righteousness goes beyond that of the experts in the law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew 18:3
and said, "I tell you the truth, unless you turn around and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven!
Matthew 28:19
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit,
Luke 13:3
No, I tell you! But unless you repent, you will all perish as well!
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "Repent, and each one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Acts 3:19
Therefore repent and turn back so that your sins may be wiped out,
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God does not consist of food and drink, but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
2 Corinthians 5:17
So then, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; what is old has passed away -- look, what is new has come!
Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation!
Ephesians 2:4
But God, being rich in mercy, because of his great love with which he loved us,
2 Thessalonians 2:13
But we ought to thank God always for you, brothers and sisters loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the Spirit and faith in the truth.

General references

Ezekiel 44:9
This is what the sovereign Lord says: No foreigner, who is uncircumcised in heart and flesh among all the foreigners who are among the people of Israel, will enter into my sanctuary.
Mark 10:15
I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it."

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