Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew.

New American Standard Bible

Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’

King James Version

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

Holman Bible

Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.

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

Do not be surprised that I have told you, ‘You must be born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].’

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,

Bible in Basic English

Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.

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.

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;

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
θαυμάζω 
Thaumazo 
Usage: 42

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

ὅτι 
Hoti 
Usage: 764

I said
ἔπω 
Epo 
say, speak, tell, command, bid, , vr say
Usage: 824

σοί 
Soi 
thee, thou, thy, thine own, not tr
Usage: 113

Ye
ὑμᾶς 
Humas 
you, ye, for your sakes Trans, not tr,
Usage: 314

δεῖ 
Dei 
Usage: 72

be born
γεννάω 
Gennao 
Usage: 84

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 3:7

Devotionals containing John 3:7

Images John 3:7

Context Readings

A Meeting With Nicodemus

6 That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said to thee, ye must be born anew. 8 The wind bloweth where he listeth, and thou hearest his sound: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every man that is born of the spirit."

Cross References

John 3:3

Jesus answered, and said unto him, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: except a man be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

John 5:28

Marvel not at this: that the hour shall come, in which all that are in the graves, shall hear his voice,

Ephesians 4:22-24

so then, as concerning the conversation in time past, lay from you that old man, which is corrupt through the deceivable lusts,

Job 15:14

What is man, that he should be clean? What hath he, which is born of a woman, whereby he might be known to be righteous?

Matthew 13:33-35

Another similitude said he to them, "The kingdom of heaven is like unto leaven which a woman taketh and hideth in three pecks of meal, till all be leavened."

John 3:12

If, when I tell you earthly things, ye believe not: How should ye believe if I shall tell you of heavenly things?

John 6:61-63

Jesus knew, in himself, that his disciples murmured at it, and said unto them, "Doth this offend you?

Romans 3:9-19

What say we then? Are we better than they? No, in no wise. For we have already proved how that both Jews and gentiles are all under sin,

Romans 9:22-25

Even so, God, willing to show his wrath, and to make his power known, suffered with long patience the vessels of wrath, ordained to damnation,

Romans 12:1-2

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercifulness of God, that ye make your bodies a living sacrifice: holy and acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable serving of God.

Colossians 1:12

giving thanks unto the father which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of saints in light.

Hebrews 12:14

Embrace peace with all men, and holiness; without the which, no man shall see the Lord.

1 Peter 1:14-16

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves unto your old lusts of ignorance:

1 Peter 1:22

And forasmuch as ye have purified your souls through the spirit, in obeying the truth for to love brotherly without feigning, see that ye love one another with a pure heart, fervently:

Revelation 21:27

And there shall enter into it none unclean thing; neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh lies, but they only which are written in the Lamb's book of life.

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