7You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'


In Context

4 "How can a man be born when he is old?" Nicodemus asked. "Surely he cannot enter a second time into his mother's womb to be born!"

5 Jesus answered, "I tell you the truth, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.

6 Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit.

7 You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again.'

8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit."

9 "How can this be?" Nicodemus asked.

John 3:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:7Wonder not, that I said to thee, you must be born again.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:7Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:7Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:7Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:7Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:7'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:7Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again.