“Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.”
You should not be surprised at my saying, 'You must be born again' — Jesus rebukes Nicodemus' bewilderment, indicating that his teaching should not exceed reasonable expectation given Jewish eschatological hopes. Yet the expectation requires divine action, not human achievement; the passive voice ("be born") emphasizes receptivity. The rebuke suggests that Nicodemus' official status should enable understanding unavailable to ordinary inquirers.
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