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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: Water, baptism and John 3:5/Titus 3:5 |
Bible Note: Searcher 56, I've kicked this issue over in my mind for a few days now and believe that the preponderance of evidence shows that the "water" does not represent baptism. After all,if Jesus was saying that you must be baptized, he would not have been able to say what he said in Luke 23:43 "And He said to him, "Truly I say to you, today you shall be with Me in Paradise." to the criminal dying next to him on the cross! Think about it - the criminal didn't have time to be baptized. Now, having said that, I'm not sure what you meant when you asked,"In verse 8, "born of the Spirit" (no mention of water this time) is likened to the wind blowing. Is being born of the Spirit and being born by the wind are not two different things? Then why think being "born of water" and being "born of the Spirit" are different?" Regards, Huron |