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JOHN –The Word Became Flesh • Unit 1: Jesus’ Public Ministry • Lesson 2: Searching for Real Life Page 13
John 3:1-16
the same with everyone who is born of the
1 There was a man named Nicodemus. He Spirit of God."
was a proud religious law-keeper and a 9 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can this
leader of the Jews.
be?"
2 He came to Jesus at night and said, 10 Jesus said, "Are you a teacher among
"Teacher, we know You have come from the Jews and do not know these things?
God to teach us. No one can do these 11 For sure, I tell you, We are talking
powerful works You do unless God is with about things We know. We tell of what
Him."
We have seen. Yet you do not take Our
3 Jesus said to him, "For sure, I tell you, words to be true.
unless a man is born again, he cannot see 12 I tell you about things of the earth and
the holy nation of God."
you do not believe them. How will you
4 Nicodemus said to Him, "How can a believe if I tell you things about heaven?
man be born when he is old? How can he 13 "No one has gone up into heaven
get into his mother's body and be born the except the One Who came down from
second time?"
heaven. That One is the Son of Man
5 Jesus answered, "For sure, I tell you, *Who is in heaven.
unless a man is born of water and of the 14 As Moses lifted up the snake in the
Spirit of God, he cannot get into the holy desert, so the Son of Man must be lifted
nation of God.
up.
6 Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh. 15 Then whoever puts his trust in Him
Whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit. will have life that lasts forever.
7 "Do not be surprised that I said to you, 16 For God so loved the world that He
'You must be born again.'
gave His only Son. Whoever puts his trust
8 The wind blows where it wants to and in God's Son will not be lost but will have
you hear its sound. You do not know life that lasts forever.
where it comes from or where it goes. It is