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JesusἸησοῦςanswered,ἀπεκρίθη“Truly,Ἀμὴνtruly,ἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,σοιunlessἐὰν μήsomeoneτιςis bornγεννηθῇofἐξwaterὕδατοςandκαὶSpirit,πνεύματοςhe cannotοὐ δύναταιenterεἰσελθεῖνintoεἰςthe kingdomτὴν βασιλείανof God.τοῦ θεοῦ
John 3:5
Study it in the app“Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.”
He tells Nicodemus that one must be born again to see the kingdomThe Kingdom of GodJesus says being born of the Spirit is like the wind: you hear it, but can't tell where it comes fromThe Holy SpiritJesus speaks of being born again to see God's kingdomGrace
With the Greek beneath
John 3:5, word by word
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsous” appears- answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithē
answer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apekrithē” appears- “TrulyἈμὴνAmēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “Amēn” appears- I tellλέγωlegō
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legō” appears- is bornγεννηθῇgennēthēi
be begotten
Giving life as God does: becoming God's children.
Where else “gennēthēi” appears- waterὕδατοςhydatos
water
The liquid of rivers, wells and rain, for drinking and washing.
Where else “hydatos” appears- Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- he cannotδύναταιdynatai
can, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynatai” appears- enterεἰσελθεῖνeiselthein
enter
To go into a house, a town or a place.
Where else “eiselthein” appears- the kingdomβασιλείανbasileian
kingdom of God
God's rule, which comes with Jesus.
Where else “basileian” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears
The context
4Nicodemus 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?”
5 · This verse (above)
6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
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?