John 3:6

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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

After Adam had lived 130 years, he fathered a son just like him, that is, according to his own likeness, and named him Seth.

The LORD saw that human evil was growing more and more throughout the earth, with every inclination of people's thoughts becoming only evil on a continuous basis.

Who can produce a clean thing from an unclean thing? No one!

"What is mankind, that he can be blameless? Or does being born of a woman mean he'll be in the right?

How can a human being become right with God? How can a human being be pure?

God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

For while we were living according to our human nature, sinful passions were at work in our bodies by means of the Law, to bear fruit resulting in death.

Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in union with the Messiah Jesus.

The first man came from the dust of the earth; the second man came from heaven.

Therefore, if anyone is in the Messiah, he is a new creation. Old things have disappeared, and look! all things have become new!

So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh.

Indeed, all of us once behaved like them in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of our flesh and senses. By nature we were destined for wrath, just like everyone else.

In union with him you were also circumcised with a circumcision performed without human hands by stripping off the corrupt nature by the circumcision performed by the Messiah.

General references

I tell all of you with certainty, whoever doesn't receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it."

But the person who unites himself with the Lord becomes one spirit with him.