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John 3:1-21 (Basic)

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¹ Now there was among the Pharisees a man named Nicodemus, who was one of the rulers of the Jews. ² He came to Jesus by night and said to him, Rabbi, we are certain that you have come from God as a teacher, because no man would be able to do these signs which you do if God was not with him. ³ Jesus said to him, Truly, I say to you, Without a new birth no man is able to see the kingdom of God. ⁴ Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for a man to be given birth when he is old? Is he able to go into his mother's body a second time and come to birth again? ⁵ Jesus said in answer, Truly, I say to you, If a man's birth is not from water and from the Spirit, it is not possible for him to go into the kingdom of God. ⁶ That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit. ⁷ Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth. ⁸ The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit. ⁹ And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be? ¹⁰ And Jesus, answering, said, Are you the teacher of Israel and have no knowledge of these things? ¹¹ Truly, I say to you, We say that of which we have knowledge; we give witness of what we have seen; and you do not take our witness to be true. ¹² If you have no belief when my words are about the things of earth, how will you have belief if my words are about the things of heaven? ¹³ And no one has ever gone up to heaven but he who came down from heaven, the Son of man. ¹⁴ As the snake was lifted up by Moses in the waste land, even so it is necessary for the Son of man to be lifted up: ¹⁵ So that whoever has faith may have in him eternal life. ¹⁶ For God had such love for the world that he gave his only Son, so that whoever has faith in him may not come to destruction but have eternal life. ¹⁷ God did not send his Son into the world to be judge of the world; he sent him so that the world might have salvation through him. ¹⁸ The man who has faith in him does not come up to be judged; but he who has no faith in him has been judged even now, because he has no faith in the name of the only Son of God. ¹⁹ And this is the test by which men are judged: the light has come into the world and men have more love for the dark than for the light, because their acts are evil. ²⁰ The light is hated by everyone whose acts are evil and he does not come to the light for fear that his acts will be seen. ²¹ But he whose life is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his acts have been done by the help of God.


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
(v. 16) Believing / Unbelief - Whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life
(v. 16) Love - For God so loved he gave his one and only Son

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
(v. 13) Was Jesus the only one to ascend into heaven? No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven

This passage is referenced in the following quiet time(s):
(v. 1) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(v. 1) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 1) Knowing Jesus (2015-05-15)
(v. 1) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 2) 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. 3) Fearing God - Transcendent Majesty (2011-08-18)
(v. 3) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 3) Jesus with People - Nic at Night (2009-01-26)
(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) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 3) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 4) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 4) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 4) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 4) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 5) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 5) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 5) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 5) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 6) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 6) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 6) Blessings In Christ (part VI) (2012-03-10)
(v. 6) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 7) Sin and Repentance - Kansas City (part III) (2011-02-16)
(v. 7) Waking Dead - Restored (2010-08-19)
(v. 7) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 7) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 8) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 8) Holy Spirit (part I) (2011-01-04)
(v. 9) Master Plan - Jesus gave himself away (part 2) (2009-12-06)
(v. 16) Kingdom First - Giving in Secret (2010-01-18)
(v. 16) Purpose Driven Life - Becoming a World-Class Christian (part 2) (2008-07-16)
(v. 16) Power of Gratitude - Bon Appetit (2008-02-29)
(v. 16) Top Ten of Giving (2010-05-06)
(v. 16) 7 Habits of Highly Effective Children (2010-04-27)
(v. 17) Power of Gratitude - Bon Appetit (2008-02-29)
(v. 19) Kingdom First - Light Drives Satan Away (2010-01-09)
(v. 19) Ministry - The Wild Man (2012-02-02)
(v. 19) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 19) Teach Us To Pray - Surrender (2008-09-03)
(v. 20) Ministry - The Wild Man (2012-02-02)
(v. 20) Kingdom First - Light Drives Satan Away (2010-01-09)
(v. 20) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)
(v. 20) Teach Us To Pray - Surrender (2008-09-03)
(v. 21) Ministry - The Wild Man (2012-02-02)
(v. 21) Teach Us To Pray - Surrender (2008-09-03)
(v. 21) Kingdom First - Light Drives Satan Away (2010-01-09)
(v. 21) Men are without excuse (part 1) (2010-05-07)

Definition(s):
Israel (Iz-rehl): who prevails with God
Israel (Is-ra-el): who prevails with God
Jesus (Jeez-us): savior; deliverer
Moses (Moh-ziz): taken out; drawn forth
Nicodemus (Nick-o-dee-mus): victory of the people
Pharisees (Fehr-iss-ees): set apart
So (Soh):