And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God." Nicodemus says to Him, "How can a man he born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and he born?"

Nicodemus says to Him, "How can a man he born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and he born?" Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. read more. That which has been born of the flesh is flesh: and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit. Marvel not that I said to you, ye must be born anew.

For, though ye have ten thousand tutors in Christ, yet ye have not many fathers; for in Christ Jesus I begat you through the Gospel.

Wherefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, they have become new.

my little children, for whom I am in travail again, until Christ be formed in you!

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins,

For by grace ye have been saved through faith: and this, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any one should boast; read more. for we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

through which have been given to us very great and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world in lust:

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

Whom Heaven must retain, until the times of restoration of all things of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the beginning.

For I know that there dwells not in me, that is, in my flesh, any good; for to wish is present with me: but to do that which is good a not.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither, indeed, can it be; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God. read more. But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if, indeed, the Spirit of God is dwelling in you. And, if any one has not the spirit of Christ, he is not His.

and he not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

Wherefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, they have become new.

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins,

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins,

even when we were dead in our offenses, made us alive with Christ (by grace ye have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and made us sit with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;

if, indeed, ye heard Him, and were taught in Him, as truth is in Jesus; that ye put off, as to your former manner of life, the old man, who is corrupt according to the desires of deceit; read more. and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind, and put on the new man, who after God was created in righteousness and holiness of the truth.

having blotted out the hand-writing in decrees against us, which was contrary to us, and He has taken it out of the midst, nailing it to the cross;

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not abides in death.

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Whom Heaven must retain, until the times of restoration of all things of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the beginning.

And, if the Spirit of Him Who raised up Jesus from the dead dwelleth in you, He Who raised up Christ Jesus from the dead will make alive your mortal bodies through His Spirit dwelling in you.

For the earnest longing of the creation is waiting for the revelation of the sons of God. For the creation was made subject to vanity, not of choice, but by reason of Him Who subjected it, in hope read more. that the creation itself also will be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the liberty of the glory of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation is groaning and travailing in pain together until now; and, not only so, but ourselves also, who have the first fruit of the Spirit, even we ourselves are groaning within ourselves, waiting for the adoption, the redemption of our body.

Who will transform the body of our humiliation into conformity to the body of His glory, according to the working whereby He is able also to subject all things to Himself.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

but the present heavens and the earth, by the same word, have been stored up for fire, being kept unto the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men. But, beloved, let not this one thing escape you, that one day with the Lord is as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. read more. The Lord is not slow respecting the promise, as some account slowness; but He is long-suffering toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance. But the day of the Lord will come as a thief, in which the heavens will pass away with a rushing noise, and the elements, being intensely hot, shall be dissolved, and the earth and the works therein shall be burned up. Seeing, therefore, that all these things are thus to be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conduct and godliness, looking for, and hastening the coming of the day of God, because of which the heavens, being on fire, will be dissolved; and the elements, being intensely hot, shall melt! But, according to His promise, we look for new heavens and a new earth, wherein dwells righteousness,

Whosoever has been begotten of God sins not; because His seed abides in him, and he cannot sin because he has been begotten of God.

We know that we have passed out of death into life, because we love the brethren. He that loves not abides in death.

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God; and every one who loves Him Who begat loves him also that has been begotten of Him.

because all that has been begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Now this is the parable: The seed is the word of God.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, and said to him, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God. That which has been born of the flesh is flesh: and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.

The Spirit breatheth where He willeth; and you hear His voice, but know not whence He cometh, or whither He goeth: so is every one who has been born of the Spirit."

But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in yourselves.

How can ye believe, who receive glory from one another, and the glory which is from God only ye seek not?

No one can come to Me, unless the Father Who sent Me draw him; and I will raise him up at the last day.

He will glorify Me; because He will take of Mine, and will declare it to you. All things whatsoever the Father hath are Mine; on this account, I said, that He taketh of Mine, and will declare it to you.

Sanctify them in the truth; Thy word is truth.

And Peter said to them, "Repent, and be immersed each one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ, unto remission of your sins; and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit;

Whom Heaven must retain, until the times of restoration of all things of which God spake through the mouth of all His holy prophets from the beginning.

While Peter was yet speaking these words, the Holy Spirit fell on all those hearing the word.

And He commanded that they should be immersed in the name of Jesus Christ. Then they asked him to remain some days.

Those, therefore, who were dispersed by reason of the tribulation that arose about Stephen, traveled as far as Phoenicia, and Cyprus, and Antioch, speaking the word to none but Jews only. And some of them were men of Cyprus and Cyrene; who, indeed, having come to Antioch, were speaking to the Greeks also, publishing the glad tidings of the Lord Jesus. read more. And the hand of the Lord was with them; and a great number who believed turned to the Lord.

And, calling for a light, he sprang in, and, being in fear, he fell down before Paul and Silas; and, having brought them out, he said, "Sirs, what must I do to be saved?"

and he said to them, "Did ye receive the Holy Spirit, after having believed?" And they said to him, "Nay, we did not even hear whether there is a Holy Spirit." And he said, "Into what, then, were ye immersed?" And they said, "Into John's immersion." read more. And Paul said, "John immersed with an immersion of repentance, saying to the people that they should believe on Him coming after him; that is, on Jesus." And, having heard this, they were immersed into the name of the Lord Jesus; and, Paul having laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they were speaking with tongues, and prophesying. And all the men were about twelve. And, entering into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading as to the things concerning the Kingdom of God.

What, then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we before charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin;

We were buried, therefore, with Him through the immersion into death; that as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.

or I delight in the law of God after the inward man; but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither, indeed, can it be; and those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

and he not conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and well-pleasing and perfect will of God.

For it has been written, "As I live, saith the Lord, to Me every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to God." So, then, each one of us shall give account concerning himself to God.

Wherefore, if any one is in Christ, he is a new creature; the old things passed away; behold, they have become new.

Him Who knew no sin He made to be sin on our behalf, that we may become God's righteousness in Him.

in Whom ye also??fter having heard the word of the truth, the Gospel of your salvation, in Whom having also believed??ere sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise,

and what the surpassing greatness of His power toward us who believe, according to the working of the strength of His might,

and He put all things in subjection under His feet, and gave Him as Head over all things to the assembly,

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins,

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins, in which ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the authority of the air, the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience; read more. among whom we also all once lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest;

even when we were dead in our offenses, made us alive with Christ (by grace ye have been saved), and raised us up with Him, and made us sit with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;

and raised us up with Him, and made us sit with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus;

from Whom all the body, fitly framed and knit together through every joint of supply, according to the working in due measure of each single part, secures the growth of the body to the upbuilding of itself in love. This, therefore, I say, and testify in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the gentiles also walk, in the vanity of their mind, read more. being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their hearts;

and that ye be renewed in the spirit of your mind,

Wherefore, He saith: "Awake, you who are sleeping; and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine upon you!"

because of the hope laid up for you in Heaven, of which ye heard before in the word of the truth of the Gospel,

and having put on the new man who is being renewed unto full knowledge, according to the image of Him Who created him;

that I may make it manifest as I ought to speak.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

All those who are with me salute you. Salute those who love us in the faith. Grace be with you all.

Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

which, in its anti-type, immersion, now saves you also (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the requirement of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him; because all that is in the world??he desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the vain-glory of life??s not of the Father, but is of the world.

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

And Jesus said to them, "Verily I say to you, that ye who followed Me, in the regeneration, when the Son of Man shall sit upon the throne of His glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Nicodemus says to Him, "How can a man he born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb, and he born?"

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

my little children, for whom I am in travail again, until Christ be formed in you!

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

You also did He make alive, when ye were dead in your trespasses and sins,

For by grace ye have been saved through faith: and this, not of yourselves, it is the gift of God:

for we are His workmanship, having been created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God before prepared, that we should walk in them.

Salute the brethren in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the assembly in her house.

Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

through which have been given to us very great and precious promises, that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world in lust: