John 3:1-15 - A Meeting With Nicodemus

¹ There was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler among the Jews. ² The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, "Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher which art come from God. For no man could do such miracles as thou doest, except God were with him."

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."

⁴ Nicodemus said unto him, "How can a man be born, when he is old? Can he enter into his mother's womb and be born again?"

⁵ Jesus answered, "Verily, verily I say unto thee: Except that a man be born of water, and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 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."

⁹ And Nicodemus answered and said unto him, "How can these things be?"

¹⁰ Jesus answered and said unto him, "Art thou a master in Israel, and knowest not these things? ¹¹ Verily, verily I say unto thee, we speak that we know, and testify that we have seen: And ye receive not our witness. ¹² If, when I tell you earthly things, ye believe not: How should ye believe if I shall tell you of heavenly things? ¹³ And no man ascendeth up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, that is to say, the son of man which is in heaven. ¹⁴ And as Moses lift up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the son of man be lift up, ¹⁵ that none that believeth in him perish: but have eternal life.