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New birth
New birth is Jesus' picture of a new beginning through God's Spirit.
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What does it mean?
New birth is Jesus' picture of a new beginning through God's Spirit. It does not mean physically becoming a baby again.
Nicodemus asks about being born again in John 3. Jesus uses birth and wind to explain a spiritual beginning that Nicodemus struggles to understand.
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Why does Nicodemus find the birth picture puzzling at first?
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Jesus Talks with Nicodemus
John 3:1–21
A Pharisee named Nicodemus came to Jesus at night and heard that entering God’s kingdom requires new life from God.
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Related reading: John 3:3
Jesus answered him, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see God’s Kingdom.”Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.