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Nicodemusὁ Νικόδημοςsaysλέγειtoπρὸςhim,αὐτὸν“HowΠῶςcanδύναταιa manἄνθρωποςbe bornγεννηθῆναιwhen he isὤνold?γέρωνCan heμὴ δύναταιenterεἰσελθεῖνa second timeδεύτερονintoεἰςhis mother’sτῆς μητρὸς αὐτοῦwombτὴν κοιλίανandκαὶbe born?”γεννηθῆναι
John 3:4
Study it in the app“Nicodemus says to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born?””
He tells Nicodemus that one must be born again to see the kingdomThe Kingdom of GodJesus speaks of being born again to see God's kingdomGrace
With the Greek beneath
John 3:4, word by word
- NicodemusΝικόδημοςNikodēmos
Nicodemus
Nicodemus: a Pharisee and a leader of the Jews who visited Jesus at night.
Where else “Nikodēmos” appears- saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- canδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- a manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos
someone
Any person, without saying who, as in the parables.
Where else “anthrōpos” appears- be bornγεννηθῆναιgennēthēnai
be born
To give birth, or come into the world.
Where else “gennēthēnai” appears- when he isὤνōn
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ōn” appears- oldγέρωνgerōn
old man
Old man.
Where else “gerōn” appears- enterεἰσελθεῖνeiselthein
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthein” appears- a second timeδεύτερονdeuteron
second
Second.
Where else “deuteron” appears- his mother’sμητρὸςmētros
mother
The woman who gives birth to a child and raises it.
Where else “mētros” appears- wombκοιλίανkoilian
womb
The place where a mother carries her child before birth.
Where else “koilian” appears
The context
3Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
4 · This verse (above)
5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
To study John 3 in a group
1. What it says
What does Jesus answer Nicodemus when he visits at night and says God is with him? (vv. 1-8)
2. What it means
Verse 16 says God loved the world and gave his Son. What does the text say God wants for the world? (vv. 16-17)
3. How I live it
Jesus speaks of those who come to the light and those who prefer darkness (vv. 19-21). What helps you live with more clarity and truth?