John 3:5

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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.

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General references

Mark 10:15

Bible References

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For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.

For through your union with Christ Jesus, the Law of the life- giving Spirit has set you free from the Law of Sin and Death.

And as for us, it is not the Spirit of the World that we have received, but the Spirit that comes from God, that we may realize the blessings given to us by him.

Such some of you used to be; but you washed yourselves clean. You became Christ's People! you were pronounced righteous through the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the Spirit of our God!

Knowing him to be righteous, you realize that every one who lives righteously has received the new Life from him.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has received the new Life from God; and every one who loves him who gave that Life loves him who has received it.

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Indeed I tell you that, unless your religion is above that of the Teachers of the Law, and Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

"I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will not enter the Kingdom of Heaven at all.

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

No, I tell you; but, unless you repent, you will all perish as they did.

"Repent," answered Peter, "and be baptized every one of you in the Faith of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and then you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, repent and turn, that your sins may be wiped away; so that happier times may come from the Lord himself,

For the Kingdom of God does not consist of eating and drinking, but of righteousness and peace and gladness through the presence of the Holy Spirit.

Therefore, if any one is in union with Christ, he is a new being! His old life has passed away; a new life has begun!

For neither is circumcision nor the omission of it anything; but a new nature is everything.

Yet God, in his abundant compassion, and because of the great love with which he loved us,

But, Brothers, whom the Lord loves, it is our duty always to thank God about you, for, from the first, God chose you for Salvation through the purifying influence of the Spirit, and your belief in the Truth.

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I tell you, unless a man receives the Kingdom of God like a child, he will not enter it at all."