Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
Nicodemus responded and said to Him, How are these things able to he?
New American Standard Bible
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?”
King James Version
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Holman Bible
“How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus.
International Standard Version
Nicodemus asked him, "How can that be?"
A Conservative Version
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things happen?
American Standard Version
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Amplified
Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be possible?”
An Understandable Version
Then Nicodemus asked Jesus, "How can these things happen?"
Anderson New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said to him: How can these things be?
Bible in Basic English
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
Common New Testament
Nicodemus said to him, "How can this be?"
Daniel Mace New Testament
Nicodemus answered, how can that be?
Darby Translation
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
Goodspeed New Testament
Nicodemus said to him, "How can that be?"
John Wesley New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
Julia Smith Translation
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
King James 2000
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Lexham Expanded Bible
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these [things] be?"
Modern King James verseion
Nicodemus answered and said to Him, How can these things be?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?"
Moffatt New Testament
Nicodemus answered, "How can that be?"
Montgomery New Testament
"How can this be?" said Nicodemus in reply.
NET Bible
Nicodemus replied, "How can these things be?"
New Heart English Bible
Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?"
Noyes New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
Sawyer New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
The Emphasized Bible
Nicodemus answered, and said unto him - How, can these things, come about?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Twentieth Century New Testament
"How can that be?" asked Nicodemus.
Webster
Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
Weymouth New Testament
"How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus.
Williams New Testament
Then Nicodemus answered by asking, "How can this be?"
World English Bible
Nicodemus answered him, "How can these things be?"
Worrell New Testament
Nicodemus answered, and said to Him, "How can these things be?"
Worsley New Testament
Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be?
Youngs Literal Translation
Nicodemus answered and said to him, 'How are these things able to happen?'
Themes
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
8 The Spirit breathes on whom He willeth, and thou hearest His voice, but dost not know whence He cometh and whither He goeth; so is every one who has been born of the Spirit. 9 Nicodemus responded and said to Him, How are these things able to he? 10 Jesus responded and said to him, Art thou a teacher of Israel and knowest not these things?
Cross References
John 6:52
Then the Jews were contending with one another, saying, How is this One able to give unto us His flesh to eat?
John 6:60
Then many of His disciples, hearing, said, This is a hard sermon; who is able to hear it?
Luke 1:34
And Mary said to the angel; How shall this be, since I know not man?
Mark 8:24-25
And looking up he said, I see the men walking about like trees.
John 3:4
Nicodemus says to him; How is a man able to be born, being old? whether he is able to enter the second time into the womb of his mother, and be born?