John 3:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 3:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
λέγει
légō
G3004
to say
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
αὐτὸν
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
Νικόδημος
Nikódēmos
G3530
Josephite
πῶς
pōs
G4459
how
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
ἄνθρωπος
ánthrōpos
G444
human being
γεννηθῆναι
gennáō
G1080
to beget
γέρων
gérōn
G1088
old man
ὤν
eimí
G1510
to be
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
κοιλίαν
koilía
G2836
belly
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
μητρὸς
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
δεύτερον
deúteros
G1208
second
εἰσελθεῖν
eisérchomai
G1525
to enter
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
γεννηθῆναι
gennáō
G1080
to beget
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World English Bible Public Domain
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?"
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King James Version Public Domain
Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Nicodemus says to him, “How is a man able to be born, being an old man? He is not able to enter a second time into the womb of his mother and to be born, is he?”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).