who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John bore witness concerning him, and cried aloud, saying, "This is he of whom I said, 'He who is coming after me has been put before me, for he was before me.'"

John also bore this testimony, saying. "I saw the Spirit like a dove descend from heaven and rest upon him.

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

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

"I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

What is born of the flesh is flesh; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Marvel not at my telling you, 'You must all be born again from above.'

The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."

"You are doing the deeds of your father." "We were not born of adultery," they said; "we have one Father, God."

"Rabbi," his disciples asked him, "who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?"

and questioned them. "Is this your son," they said, "who you say was born blind? How then does he now see?"

Then in reply his parents said: "We know that this is our son, and that he was born blind;

"Since the beginning of the world such a thing as opening the eyes of one who was born blind was never heard of.

They answered, "You were wholly born in sins, and do you teach us?" Then they cast him out.

A woman in labor has grief because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the babe she no longer remembers her anguish, because of joy that a child has been born into the world.

"You are a king, then? You!" said Pilate. "You say truly that I am a king." answered Jesus, "for this purpose I was born, and to this end came I into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Every man who is of the truth listens to my voice."