“Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?”
Nicodemus said, 'How can anyone be born when they are old? Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother's womb and be born!' — Nicodemus literalizes Jesus' metaphor, demonstrating the Gospel's characteristic misunderstanding motif. His question, ridiculous if literal, suggests his entrapment in materiality and inability to conceive of spiritual transformation. Yet John portrays even failed understanding sympathetically, as Nicodemus continues engaging rather than dismissing.
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