New Birth

Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, — read the full passage →

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. — read the full passage →

After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. — read the full passage →

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: — read the full passage →

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath power on earth to forgive sins, (then saith he to the sick of the palsy,) Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto thine house. — read the full passage →

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

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.

The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Then the same day at evening, being the first day of the week, when the doors were shut where the disciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be unto you. — read the full passage →

Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.

And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Now unto him that is able to keep you from falling, and to present you faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy, — read the full passage →

The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

And unto the married I command, yet not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from her husband: — read the full passage →

Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. — read the full passage →

But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God;

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God; — read the full passage →

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. — read the full passage →

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.

Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you. — read the full passage →

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:

For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.

In whom we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, according to the riches of his grace;

Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness? — read the full passage →

Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life.

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.

Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. — read the full passage →

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:

But in the last days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of the house of the Lord shall be established in the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and people shall flow unto it. — read the full passage →

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions: — read the full passage →

And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.

The prophet that hath a dream, let him tell a dream; and he that hath my word, let him speak my word faithfully. What is the chaff to the wheat? saith the Lord.

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

And let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: — read the full passage →

For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost,

But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ. — read the full passage →

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him, Who art thou? — read the full passage →

And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. — read the full passage →

There were present at that season some that told him of the Galileans, whose blood Pilate had mingled with their sacrifices.

Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Cesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Iturea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene, — read the full passage →

And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? — read the full passage →

And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand. — read the full passage →

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.