³ Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. Jas 1, 18. 1Pe 1, 23. 2Co 5, 17. Gal 6, 15. Tit 3, 5.
⁴ Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
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. Rom 8, 5.
⁷ Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
⁸ The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. Col 3, 3.

⁴ But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us, Rom 2, 4.
⁵ Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) Rom 8, 11.
⁶ And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus:
⁷ That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in his kindness toward us through Christ Jesus. Eph 3, 8.

¹² Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. Rom 6, 4. Eph 1, 19.
¹³ And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven you all trespasses; Eph 2, 1.

¹² But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Rom 8, 15. Gal 3, 26.
¹³ Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. Jhn 3, 5.