rebirth
What does the Bible say about rebirth? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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3Jesus responded and said to him, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn anew, he is not able to see the kingdom of God.”
5And he saved us, not by works of justice that we had done, but, in accord with his mercy, by the washing of regeneration and by the renovation of the Holy Spirit,
17So if anyone is a new creature in Christ, what is old has passed away. Behold, all things have been made new.
3And he said: “Amen I say to you, unless you change and become like little children, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
6Jesus said to him: “I am the Way, and the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.
5Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit. 7You should not be amazed that I said to you: You must be born anew. 8The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit.”
4For through baptism we have been buried with him into death, so that, in the manner that Christ rose from the dead, by the glory of the Father, so may we also walk in the newness of life.
16Whoever will have believed and been baptized will be saved. Yet truly, whoever will not have believed will be condemned.
1Most beloved, do not be willing to believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see if they are of God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
8For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God. 9And this is not of works, so that no one may glory.
12Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God.
16For God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, so that all who believe in him may not perish, but may have eternal life.
27For as many of you as have been baptized in Christ have become clothed with Christ.
8For by grace, you have been saved through faith. And this is not of yourselves, for it is a gift of God. 9And this is not of works, so that no one may glory. 10For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has prepared and in which we should walk.
5Jesus responded: “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless one has been reborn by water and the Holy Spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God. 6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
20teaching them to observe all that I have ever commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, even to the consummation of the age.”
21For prophecy was not conveyed by human will at any time. Instead, holy men were speaking about God while inspired by the Holy Spirit.