John 3:6

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

John 3:6

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Born of the flesh

General references

Mark 10:15

1 Corinthians 6:17

Bible References

Born of the flesh

Adam was 130 years old when he fathered a son in his likeness, according to his image, and named him Seth.

When the Lord saw that man’s wickedness was widespread on the earth and that every scheme his mind thought of was nothing but evil all the time,

Who can produce something pure from what is impure?
No one!

What is man, that he should be pure,
or one born of woman, that he should be righteous?

How can a person be justified before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?

God, create a clean heart for me
and renew a steadfast spirit within me.

For when we were in the flesh,

the sinful passions operated through the law in every part of us

and bore fruit for death.

Therefore, no condemnation now exists for those in Christ Jesus,

The first man was from the earth
and made of dust;
the second man is from heaven.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away, and look, new things have come.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly desires, carrying out the inclinations of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath as the others were also.

You were also circumcised in Him with a circumcision not done with hands, by putting off the body of flesh, in the circumcision of the Messiah.

General references

I assure you: Whoever does not welcome

the kingdom of God like a little child will never enter it.”

But anyone joined to the Lord is one spirit with Him.