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NASB | John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:3 Jesus answered him, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless a person is born again [reborn from above--spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified], he cannot [ever] see and experience the kingdom of God." |
Subject: "Born-again Christian" redundant? |
Bible Note: Zach, I think the context of John 3 makes it clear that Jesus is speaking to Nicodemus about baptism, because immediately after the discussion John 3:22 says "After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized." In this immediate context it is hard to see how Jesus was speaking of anything else. That Jesus immediately thereafter went with his disciples and baptized is no mere coincidence and is very significant to the understanding of John 3:3-5. Emmaus |