Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God –
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.
Jesus replied, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.’
‘How can someone be born when they are old?’ Nicodemus asked. ‘Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!’
Jesus answered, ‘Very truly I tell you, no-one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.
Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.
You should not be surprised at my saying, “You must be born again.”
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.