Rebirth

Jesus answered him, “Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can’t see the Kingdom of God.”

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

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.

and said, “Most certainly I tell you, unless you turn, and become as little children, you will in no way enter into the Kingdom of Heaven.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God! — read the full passage →

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

He who believes and is baptized will be saved; but he who disbelieves will be condemned.

Beloved, don’t believe every spirit, but test the spirits, whether they are of God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

for by grace you have 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 he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

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

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

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

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God! — read the full passage →

teaching them to observe all things that I commanded you. Behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, 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 doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

Inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once, and after this, judgment,

having been born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God, which lives and remains forever.

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

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

“Now from the fig tree learn this parable. When its branch has now become tender, and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near. — read the full passage →

For whatever is born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world: your faith.

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

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

But the Spirit says expressly that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to seducing spirits and doctrines of demons,

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

For, “Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.”

I have spoken these things to you in figures of speech. But the time is coming when I will no more speak to you in figures of speech, but will tell you plainly about the Father.

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

The Good News must first be preached to all the nations.

Likewise also the men, leaving the natural function of the woman, burned in their lust toward one another, men doing what is inappropriate with men, and receiving in themselves the due penalty of their error.

as newborn babies, long for the pure milk of the Word, that with it you may grow,

For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with God’s trumpet. The dead in Christ will rise first,

He said to them, “Foolish men, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to be delivered?” says Yahweh: “shall I who cause to give birth shut the womb?” says your God.

“To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: “The Amen, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God’s creation, says these things: — read the full passage →

“I am the Alpha and the Omega,” says 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 everyone who loves has been born of God, and knows God.

Whoever is born of God doesn’t commit sin, because his seed remains in him; and he can’t sin, because he is born of God.

even when we were dead through our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have 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 raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires.

I will bring my people Israel back from captivity, and they will rebuild the ruined cities, and inhabit them; and they will plant vineyards, and drink wine from them. They shall also make gardens, and eat their fruit. — read the full passage →

They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,

Rejoice always. — read the full passage →

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

For it is God who works 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 with, so that we would no longer be in bondage to sin.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

Jesus answered, “Most certainly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can’t enter into the Kingdom of God!

for the great day of his wrath has come; and who is able to stand?”

For some of these are people who creep into houses, and take captive gullible women loaded down with sins, led away by various lusts,

You were dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh. He made you alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses,

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

There will be great earthquakes, famines, and plagues in various places. There will be terrors and great signs from heaven.

I tell you that he will avenge them quickly. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on the earth?”

For everything spoken by God is possible.”

Most certainly I tell you, this generationwill not pass away, until all these things are accomplished.

“When, therefore, you see the abomination of desolation, which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand),

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

Therefore tell the house of Israel, Thus says the Lord Yahweh: I don’t do this for your sake, house of Israel, but for my holy name, which you have profaned among the nations, where you went. — read the full passage →

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 →

One of the seven angels who had the seven bowls came and spoke with me, saying, “Come here. I will show you the judgment of the great prostitute who sits on many waters, — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John, — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

traitors, headstrong, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

For God didn’t give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.

then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air. So we will be with the Lord forever.

But I am in a dilemma between the two, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better.

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

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

We are courageous, 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 trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised incorruptible, and we will be changed.

Behold, I tell you a mystery. We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed,

Now the natural man doesn’t receive the things of God’s Spirit, for they are foolishness to him, and he can’t know them, because they are spiritually discerned.

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature.

Therefore God also gave them up in the lusts of their hearts to uncleanness, that their bodies should be dishonored among themselves,

In my Father’s house are many homes. If it weren’t so, I would have told you. I am going to prepare a place for you.

No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up in the last day.

One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”

The windblows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don’t know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”

That which is born of the flesh is flesh. That which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Nicodemus said to 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 he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name: — read the full passage →

Jesus said to him, “Assuredly I tell you, today you will be with me in Paradise.”

Even so you also, when you see these things happening, know that the Kingdom of God is near.

It will be the same way in the day that the Son of Man is revealed.

Likewise, even as it was in the days of Lot: they ate, they drank, they bought, they sold, they planted, they built;

“Now there was a certain rich man, and he was clothed in purple and fine linen, living in luxury every day. — read the full passage →

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

You are my hiding place. You will preserve me from trouble. You will surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.