John 3:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 3:5 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 →
ἀπεκρίθη
apokrínomai
G611
to answer
Ἰησοῦς
Iēsoûs
G2424
Jesus
ἀμὴν
amḗn
G281
amen
ἀμὴν
amḗn
G281
amen
λέγω
légō
G3004
to say
σοι
sý
G4771
you
ἐὰν
eán
G1437
if
μή
mḗ
G3361
not
τις
tìs
G5100
a certain
γεννηθῇ
gennáō
G1080
to beget
ἐξ
ek
G1537
from
ὕδατος
hýdōr
G5204
water
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύναται
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
εἰσελθεῖν
eisérchomai
G1525
to enter
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
βασιλείαν
basileía
G932
kingdom
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανῶν
ouranós
G3772
heaven
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World English Bible Public Domain
Jesus answered, "Most assuredly I tell you, unless one is born of water and spirit, he can't enter into the Kingdom of God!
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless someone would be born from water and Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).