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.
Cannot
General references
Bible References
And of
John 1:13
who were born of God and not of natural blood nor of physical or human impulse.
Romans 8:2
For the life-giving power of the Spirit through union with Christ Jesus has set us free from the power of sin and death.
1 Corinthians 2:12
Now we have not received the spirit that belongs to the world but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may get an insight into the blessings God has graciously given us.
1 Corinthians 6:11
And these are just the characters some of you used to be. But now you have washed yourselves clean, you have been consecrated, you are now in right standing with God, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of God.
1 John 2:29
If you know that He is upright, you must know that everyone who practices uprightness is born of Him.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves His child.
Cannot
Matthew 5:20
For I tell you that unless your righteousness far surpasses that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.
Matthew 18:3
and said: "I solemnly say to you, unless you turn and become like little children, you can never get into the kingdom of heaven at all.
Matthew 28:19
Go then and make disciples of all the nations, baptize them into the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,
Luke 13:3
By no means, I tell you, but unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.
Acts 2:38
Peter said to them, "You must repent -- and, as an expression of it, let every one of you be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ -- that you may have your sins forgiven; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,
Acts 3:19
So now repent and turn to Him, to have your sins wiped out, that times of revival may come from the presence of the Lord,
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God does not consist in what we eat and drink, but in doing right, in peace and joy through the Holy Spirit;
2 Corinthians 5:17
For if anybody is in union with Christ, he is the work of a new creation; the old condition has passed away, a new condition has come.
Galatians 6:15
For neither circumcision nor the lack of it has any value, but only a new creation.
Ephesians 2:4
But God, who is so rich in mercy on account of the great love He has for us,
2 Thessalonians 2:13
We ought always to be thanking God for you, brothers dearly loved by the Lord, because God chose you from the beginning for salvation through the Spirit's consecration of you and through your faith in the truth,
General references
Mark 10:15
I solemnly say to you, whoever does not accept the kingdom of God as a little child does, will never get into it at all."