John 3:3-10

³“In truth I tell you,” exclaimed Jesus, “unless a person is reborn, they cannot see the kingdom of God.”

⁴“How can a person,” asked Nicodemus, “be born when they are old? Can they be born a second time?”

⁵“In truth I tell you,” answered Jesus, “unless a person owes their birth to water and Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God.

⁶All that owes its birth to human nature is human, and all that owes its birth to the Spirit is spiritual.

⁷Do not wonder at my telling you that you all need to be reborn.

⁸The wind blows wherever it wants, and you can hear the sound it makes, but you do not know where it comes from, or where it goes; it is the same with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit.”

⁹“How can that be?” asked Nicodemus.

¹⁰“What! You a teacher of Israel,” exclaimed Jesus, “and yet do not understand this!