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John 3:5 — King James Version← Study notes

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.


John 3:5Greek Interlinear

Greek · John 3:522 words
ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ἈμὴνAmēnamen
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
σοιsoiyou
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
μήnot
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
γεννηθῇgennēthēbear, beget, be born
ἐξexfrom / out of
ὕδατοςhydatoswater
καὶkaiand / also
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
οὐounot
δύναταιdynataibe able
εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheincome (in, into), enter in(-to)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Word-by-word meanings

ἀπεκρίθηapekrithēanswer
ἸησοῦςIēsousJesus
ἈμὴνAmēnamen
ἀμὴνamēnamen
λέγωlegōsay
σοιsoiyou
ἐὰνeanbefore, but, except
μήnot
τιςtisa (kind of), any (man, thing
γεννηθῇgennēthēbear, beget, be born
ἐξexfrom / out of
ὕδατοςhydatoswater
καὶkaiand / also
πνεύματοςpneumatosSpirit / spirit
οὐounot
δύναταιdynataibe able
εἰσελθεῖνeiseltheincome (in, into), enter in(-to)
εἰςeisinto / to
τὴνtēnthe
βασιλείανbasileiankingdom
τοῦtouthe
θεοῦtheouGod

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