Is it in the Bible?
Is “Born again” in the Bible?
Yes. “Born again” is in the Bible, at John 3:3. Jesus says it to Nicodemus, a Pharisee who comes to him at night.
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Where it is, and what it means there.
From the Bible
Yes. It is in the Bible.
The verse is John 3:3.
Jesus says it to Nicodemus, a Pharisee who comes to him at night.
The verse
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless someone is born from above, they cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:3 · open the chapter →
What it means there
The Greek can mean “again” or “from above,” and Nicodemus takes it the first way: how can a grown man be born twice? Jesus means a birth from God’s Spirit (John 3:5-6).
Also in the Bible
Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You people must be born from above.’
John 3:7 · open the chapter →
You have been born anew, not from a seed that decays but from one that cannot decay, through the word of God, which lives and remains.
1 Peter 1:23 · open the chapter →
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Is “Born again” in the Bible?
Yes. “Born again” is in the Bible, at John 3:3. These exact words are in the King James Bible. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here, and it words the verse differently. Jesus says it to Nicodemus, a Pharisee who comes to him at night.
Where in the Bible is “Born again”?
In John 3:3, and also John 3:7 and 1 Peter 1:23. In the Lumin Translation, John 3:3 reads: “Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless someone is born from above, they cannot see the kingdom of God.””
Who said “Born again”?
Jesus says it to Nicodemus, a Pharisee who comes to him at night.
What does “Born again” mean in the Bible?
The Greek can mean “again” or “from above,” and Nicodemus takes it the first way: how can a grown man be born twice? Jesus means a birth from God’s Spirit (John 3:5-6).
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