Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
Don't be astonished that I told you, "All of you must be born from above.'
A Conservative Version
Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be begotten from above.
American Standard Version
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
So, do not be surprised that I have said to you, 'You must be born from above." [See note on verse 3].
Anderson New Testament
Wonder not that I said to you, you must all be born again,
Common New Testament
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
be not surprized that I said to thee, you must be born again.
Darby Translation
Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.
Godbey New Testament
Be not astonished because I said to thee; It behooveth you to be born from above.
Goodspeed New Testament
Do not wonder at my telling you that you must be born over again from above.
John Wesley New Testament
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Julia Smith Translation
Thou shouldest not wonder that I said to thee, Ye must be born from above.
King James 2000
Marvel not that I said unto you, You must be born again.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Do not be astonished that I said to you, 'It is necessary for you to be born from above.'
Modern King James verseion
Do not marvel that I said to you, You must be born again.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew.
Moffatt New Testament
Do not wonder at me telling you, 'You must all be born from above.'
Montgomery New Testament
Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'
NET Bible
Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must all be born from above.'
New Heart English Bible
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Noyes New Testament
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Sawyer New Testament
Wonder not that I said to you, You must be born again.
The Emphasized Bible
Do not marvel, that I said unto thee: Ye must needs be born from above.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.
Webster
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Weymouth New Testament
Do not be astonished at my telling you, 'You must all be born anew.'
Williams New Testament
Never wonder at my telling you that you must all be born from above.
World English Bible
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
Worrell New Testament
Marvel not that I said to you, ye must be born anew.
Worsley New Testament
Do not wonder that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Youngs Literal Translation
'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;
Themes
Holy spirit » Those that are born of the spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
Spiritual life » Has its origin in the new-birth
Nicodemus » Becomes a disciple of jesus
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Topics
Interlinear
Thaumazo
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Devotionals
Devotionals about John 3:7
Devotionals containing John 3:7
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:7
Images John 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
6 That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit. 7 Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth. 8 The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
Phrases
Names
Cross References
John 3:3
Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God.
John 5:28
Do not be surprised at this: for the time is coming when his voice will come to all who are in the place of the dead,
Ephesians 4:22-24
That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;
Job 15:14
What is man, that he may be clean? and how may the son of woman be upright?
Matthew 13:33-35
Another story he gave to them: The kingdom of heaven is like leaven, which a woman took, and put in three measures of meal, till it was all leavened.
John 3:12
If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven?
John 6:61-63
When Jesus became conscious that his disciples were protesting about what he said, he said to them, Does this give you trouble?
Romans 3:9-19
What then? are we worse off than they? In no way: because we have before made it clear that Jews as well as Greeks are all under the power of sin;
Romans 9:22-25
What if God, desiring to let his wrath and his power be seen, for a long time put up with the vessels of wrath which were ready for destruction:
Romans 12:1-2
For this reason I make request to you, brothers, by the mercies of God, that you will give your bodies as a living offering, holy, pleasing to God, which is the worship it is right for you to give him.
Colossians 1:12
Giving praise to the Father who has given us a part in the heritage of the saints in light;
Hebrews 12:14
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
1 Peter 1:14-16
Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
1 Peter 1:22
And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
Revelation 21:27
And nothing unclean may come into it, or anyone whose works are cursed or false; but only those whose names are in the Lamb's book of life.