Rebirth

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

not by works done in righteousness, which we did ourselves, but according to his mercy he saved us, through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,

Wherefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: the old things are passed away; behold, they are become new.

and said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye turn, and become as little children, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth, and the life: no one cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

We were buried therefore with him through baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, so we also might walk in newness of life.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that disbelieveth shall be condemned.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but prove the spirits, whether they are of God; because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

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

For as many of you as were baptized into Christ did put on Christ.

For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.

for by grace have ye been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except one be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I commanded you: and lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.

For men shall be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, haughty, railers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. — read the full passage →

But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deluding your own selves.

And inasmuch as it is appointed unto men once to die, and after this cometh judgment;

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which liveth and abideth.

Blessedbethe God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy begat us again unto a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come. — read the full passage →

Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh; — read the full passage →

For whatsoever is begotten of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that hath overcome the world, even our faith.

knowing this first, that no prophecy of scripture is of private interpretation.

But know this, that in the last days grievous times shall come.

But the Spirit saith expressly, that in later times some shall fall away from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

being confident of this very thing, that he who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Jesus Christ:

for, Whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.

These things have I spoken unto you in dark sayings: the hour cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in dark sayings, but shall tell you plainly of the Father.

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

And the gospel must first be preached unto all the nations.

and likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another, men with men working unseemliness, and receiving in themselves that recompense of their error which was due.

as newborn babes, long for the spiritual milk which is without guile, that ye may grow thereby unto salvation;

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven, with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first;

And he said unto them, O foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah: shall I that cause to bring forth shut the womb? saith thy God.

And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God: — read the full passage →

I am the Alpha and the Omega, saith the Lord God, who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.

Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is begotten of God, and knoweth God.

Whosoever is begotten of God doeth no sin, because his seed abideth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is begotten of God.

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace have ye been saved),

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

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

And I will bring back the captivity of my people Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. — read the full passage →

and they say to the mountains and to the rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:

Rejoice always; — read the full passage →

having been buried with him in baptism, wherein ye were also raised with him through faith in the working of God, who raised him from the dead.

for it is God who worketh in you both to will and to work, for his good pleasure.

in whom we have our redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace,

knowing this, that our old man was crucified with him, that the body of sin might be done away, that so we should no longer be in bondage to sin;

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

for the great day of their wrath is come; and who is able to stand?

For of these are they that creep into houses, and take captive silly women laden with sins, led away by divers lusts,

And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

and there shall be great earthquakes, and in divers places famines and pestilences; and there shall be terrors and great signs from heaven.

I say unto you, that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

For no word from God shall be void of power.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.

When therefore ye see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let him that readeth understand),

and thou shalt come up against my people Israel, as a cloud to cover the land: it shall come to pass in the latter days, that I will bring thee against my land, that the nations may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I do not this for your sake, O house of Israel, but for my holy name, which ye have profaned among the nations, whither ye went. — read the full passage →

And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key of the abyss and a great chain in his hand. — read the full passage →

And there came one of the seven angels that had the seven bowls, and spake with me, saying, Come hither, I will show thee the judgment of the great harlot that sitteth upon many waters; — read the full passage →

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John; — read the full passage →

knowing this first, that in the last days mockers shall come with mockery, walking after their own lusts,

looking for the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;

and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables.

For the time will come when they will not endure the sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts;

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

For God gave us not a spirit of fearfulness; but of power and love and discipline.

then we that are alive, that are left, shall together with them be caught up in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

But I am in a strait betwixt the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ; for it is very far better:

And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ liveth in me: and that life which I now live in the flesh I live in faith, the faith which is in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

we are of good courage, I say, and are willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be at home with the Lord.

in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

Behold, I tell you a mystery: We all shall not sleep, but we shall all be changed,

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile passions: for their women changed the natural use into that which is against nature:

Wherefore God gave them up in the lusts of their hearts unto uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves:

In my Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you; for I go to prepare a place for you.

No man can come to me, except the Father that sent me draw him: and I will raise him up in the last day.

He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter a second time into his mother’s womb, and be born?

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: — read the full passage →

And he said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, To-day shalt thou be with me in Paradise.

Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.

after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.

Likewise even as it came to pass in the days of Lot; they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they builded;

Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, faring sumptuously every day: — read the full passage →

The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and he brought me out in the Spirit of Jehovah, and set me down in the midst of the valley; and it was full of bones. — read the full passage →

Thou art my hiding-place; thou wilt preserve me from trouble; Thou wilt compass me about with songs of deliverance. [Selah