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John 3:1-8 (NIRV)

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1 There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus. He was one of the Jewish rulers. 2 He came to Jesus at night and said, "Rabbi, we know you are a teacher who has come from God. We know that God is with you. If he weren't, you couldn't do the miraculous signs you are doing." 3 Jesus replied, "What I'm about to tell you is true. No one can see God's kingdom without being born again." 4 "How can I be born when I am old?" Nicodemus asked. "I can't go back inside my mother! I can't be born a second time!" 5 Jesus answered, "What I'm about to tell you is true. No one can enter God's kingdom without being born through water and the Holy Spirit. 6 People give birth to people. But the Spirit gives birth to spirit. 7 You should not be surprised when I say, 'You must all be born again.' 8 "The wind blows where it wants to. You hear the sound it makes. But you can't tell where it comes from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born through the Spirit."


This passage relates to the following topic(s):
(v. 1) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 2) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 3) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 4) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 5) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 6) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 7) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit
(v. 8) Salvation / Eternal Life - Must be born from water and the spirit

This passage relates to the following question(s):
(v. 2) Do miracles prove a divine mission or not? No one could perform the miraculous signs you are doing if God were not with him

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 1) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 1) Knowing Jesus (2015-05-15)
(v. 1) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 2) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 2) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 2) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 3) Fearing God - Transcendent Majesty (2011-08-18)
(v. 3) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 3) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 3) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 3) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 4) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 4) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 4) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 4) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 5) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 5) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 5) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 5) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 6) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 6) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 6) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 6) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 7) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 7) Waking Dead - Restored (2010-08-19)
(v. 7) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 7) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 8) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 8) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)

Definition(s):
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Nicodemus (Nick-o-dee-mus): victory of the people