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John 3:7
Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.
John 3:7 · Darby Bible
John 3:7 in other translations
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’
Don’t marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born anew.’
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In context
4 Nicodemus says to him, How can a man be born being old? can he enter a second time into the womb of his mother and be born?
5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except any one be born of water and of 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 Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.
8 The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.
9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be?
10 Jesus answered and said to him, Thou art the teacher of Israel and knowest not these things!
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