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NASB | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:5 Jesus answered, "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot [ever] enter the kingdom of God. [Ezek 36:25-27] |
Subject: what does the water refer to in john 3:5 |
Bible Note: Hi CDBJ, You are making a good point about the word of God and its cleansing power with water. I see your Scriptures of Ephesians 5:26, James 1:18, and Titus 3:6 as excellent matches. But I would have the "spirit" in lower case comparing/contrasting the physical life and the spiritual birth. I, like you, see the word of God, the Scriptures, as being able to give us spiritual life. John 3:34 says, "For He whom God has sent speaks the words of God; for He gives the *spirit without measure." I see this spirit as being the word of God, the gospel message, the word of truth which received and implanted is able to save our souls. James 1:21. From the heart, Ray |