John 3:3,11
John 3:3 The Message (MSG)
Jesus said, “You’re absolutely right. Take it from me: Unless a person is born from above, it’s not possible to see what I’m pointing to—to God’s kingdom.”
John 3:10-12 The Message (MSG)
Jesus said, “You’re a respected teacher of Israel and you don’t know these basics? Listen carefully. I’m speaking sober truth to you. I speak only of what I know by experience; I give witness only to what I have seen with my own eyes. There is nothing secondhand here, no hearsay. Yet instead of facing the evidence and accepting it, you procrastinate with questions. If I tell you things that are plain as the hand before your face and you don’t believe me, what use is there in telling you of things you can’t see, the things of God?
John 3:3 King James Version (KJV)
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.
John 3:11 King James Version (KJV)
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 3:3 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:11 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
Truly, truly, I say to you, we speak of what we know and testify of what we have seen, and you do not accept our testimony.
John 3:3 New Century Version (NCV)
Jesus answered, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot be in God’s kingdom.”
John 3:11 New Century Version (NCV)
I tell you the truth, we talk about what we know, and we tell about what we have seen, but you don’t accept what we tell you.
John 3:3 American Standard Version (ASV)
Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born anew, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
John 3:11 American Standard Version (ASV)
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that which we know, and bear witness of that which we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
John 3:3 New International Version (NIV)
Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.”
John 3:11 New International Version (NIV)
Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know, and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.
John 3:3 New King James Version (NKJV)
Jesus answered and said to him, “Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:11 New King James Version (NKJV)
Most assuredly, I say to you, We speak what We know and testify what We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness.
John 3:3 Amplified Bible (AMP)
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.”
John 3:11 Amplified Bible (AMP)
I assure you and most solemnly say to you, we speak only of what we [absolutely] know and testify about what we have [actually] seen [as eyewitnesses]; and [still] you [reject our evidence and] do not accept our testimony.
John 3:3 New Living Translation (NLT)
Jesus replied, “I tell you the truth, unless you are born again, you cannot see the Kingdom of God.”
John 3:11 New Living Translation (NLT)
I assure you, we tell you what we know and have seen, and yet you won’t believe our testimony.
John 3:3 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Jesus answered, “Nicodemus, listen to this eternal truth: Before a person can even perceive God’s kingdom, they must first experience a rebirth.”
John 3:11 The Passion Translation (TPT)
I speak eternal truths about things I know, things I’ve seen and experienced—and still you don’t accept what I reveal.