John 3:7 KJV — MannaFest

John 3:7

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

KJV

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ASV

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.

WEB

Do not be amazed that I said, ‘You must be born again.’

YLT

`Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;

DBT

Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that ye should be born anew.

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John — The Gospel of sevens and signs. Seven signs, seven 'I AM' sayings, a prologue and an epilogue — written 'that ye might believe' (20:31).

Author: John the Apostle (2nd-century patristic attribution + internal claims)
Date: c. AD 85–95

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17 verses on the floor

John 3:3
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.
Ephesians 4:22–24
That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
Romans 12:1–2
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Revelation 21:27
And there shall in no wise enter into it any thing that defileth, neither whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in the Lamb’s book of life.
1 Peter 1:22
Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, see that ye love one another with a pure heart fervently:

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The change is not wrought by any wisdom or power of our own, but by the power and influence of the blessed Spirit of grace. It is the sanctification of the Spirit ( 1 Pet. i.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

That which is born, &c.--A great universal proposition; "That which is begotten carries within itself the nature of that which begat it" [OLSHAUSEN]. flesh--Not the mere material body, but all that comes into the world by birth, the entire man; yet not humanity simply, but in its corrupted, depraved condition, in complete subjection to the law of the fall (Ro 8:1-9).

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

He who is the great Lawgiver, whose will is a law,--he who is the great Mediator of the new covenant, and has full power to settle the terms of our reconciliation to God and happiness in him,--he who is the great Physician of souls, knows their case, and what is necessary to their cure,--he hath said, You must be born again.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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