Parallel Verses
King James Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
New American Standard Bible
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
A Conservative Version
That which is begotten from the flesh is flesh, and that which is begotten from the Spirit is spirit.
American Standard Version
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
Whoever is born from human parents is a human being; and whoever is born from the Holy Spirit is a spiritual being.
Anderson New Testament
That which is begotten of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is begotten of the Spirit, is spirit.
Bible in Basic English
That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
Common New Testament
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the cleansing of the body is only external, but the purification of the spirit is spiritual.
Darby Translation
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Godbey New Testament
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh; and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Goodspeed New Testament
Whatever owes its birth to the physical is physical, and whatever owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.
John Wesley New Testament
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
Julia Smith Translation
That born of flesh is flesh; and that born of the Spirit is spirit.
King James 2000
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Modern King James verseion
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh. And that which is born of the spirit, is spirit.
Moffatt New Testament
What is born of the flesh is flesh: what is born of the Spirit is Spirit.
Montgomery New Testament
What is born of the flesh is flesh; and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
NET Bible
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
New Heart English Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Noyes New Testament
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
Sawyer New Testament
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is a spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
That which hath been born of the flesh, is, flesh, and, that which hath been born of the spirit, is, spirit.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Twentieth Century New Testament
All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.
Webster
That which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
Whatever has been born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Williams New Testament
Whatever is born of the physical is physical, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spiritual.
World English Bible
That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Worrell New Testament
That which has been born of the flesh is flesh: and that which has been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Worsley New Testament
That, which is born of the flesh, is flesh; and that, which is born of the Spirit, is spirit.
Youngs Literal Translation
that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.
Themes
Baptism » Regeneration, the inward and spiritual grace of
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » Born in sin
Flesh » That which is born of the flesh
Holy spirit » As author of the new birth
Holy spirit » Those that are born of the spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
Spiritual life » Has its origin in the new-birth
New Birth » The corruption of human nature requires
New Birth » Effected by » The holy ghost
Nicodemus » Becomes a disciple of jesus
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are not born again
Rebirth/being born again » That which is born of the spirit
Interlinear
Gennao
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
Usage: 709
Esti
ἐστί
Esti
Usage: 585
Gennao
Devotionals
Devotionals about John 3:6
Devotionals containing John 3:6
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:6
Prayers for John 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. 6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Names
Cross References
Genesis 6:12
And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.
Job 14:4
Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? not one.
Job 25:4
How then can man be justified with God? or how can he be clean that is born of a woman?
Ezekiel 36:26-27
A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Romans 8:4-9
That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Galatians 5:16-21
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Genesis 5:3
And Adam lived an hundred and thirty years, and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth:
Genesis 6:5
And GOD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
Job 15:14-16
What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?
Psalm 51:10
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Ezekiel 11:19-20
And I will give them one heart, and I will put a new spirit within you; and I will take the stony heart out of their flesh, and will give them an heart of flesh:
John 1:13
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Romans 7:5
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 7:18
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
Romans 7:25-1
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
Romans 8:13
For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
1 Corinthians 6:17
But he that is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
1 Corinthians 15:47-50
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
2 Corinthians 5:17
Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Galatians 5:24
And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Ephesians 2:3
Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
Colossians 2:11
In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
1 John 3:9
Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.