What does John 3:5 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"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."
JOHN 3:5 tou/ qeou/ A few Greek manuscripts (a* 245 291 472 1009 ù26) and a wide range of early patristic writers replace tou/ qeou/ with tw/n ouvranw/n. Although it may be argued that the latter rea...
Verse John 3:5. _OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT_] To the baptism of water a man was admitted when he became a proselyte to the Jewish religion; and, in this baptism, he promised in the most solemn manner...
BE BORN OF WATER - By “water,” here, is evidently signified “baptism.” Thus the word is used in Ephesians 5:26; Titus 3:5. Baptism was practiced by the Jews in receiving a Gentile as a proselyte. It w...
II. ETERNAL LIFE IMPARTED: What it is and What it Includes Chapter 2:23-17 The second part of this Gospel contains the blessed teachings the Son of God gave concerning eternal life, how it is impart...
THE CONVERSATION WITH NICODEMUS. Nicodemus is an example of those to whom the Lord could not trust Himself. The story shows how He tried to bring those whom His teaching had impressed to a truer conce...
EXCEPT. MAN BE BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT HE CANNOT ENTER THE KINGDOM OF GOD. Jesus does not reply directly to the question of Nicodemus, but proceeded to give. more explicit statement concerning...
There was a man who was one of the Pharisees who was called Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him: "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God, for...
OF WATER, &c.. of water and spirit. No Art. Figure of speech _Hendiadys_ (App-6). Not two things, but one, by which the latter Noun becomes. superlative and emphatic Adjective, determining the meaning...
John 3:1-21. The discourse with Nicodemus This is the first of the eleven discourses of our Lord which form the main portion, and are among the great characteristics, of this Gospel. They have been u...
John 3:1-21. THE DISCOURSE WITH NICODEMUS This is the first of the discourses of our Lord which form the main portion, and are among the great characteristics, of this Gospel. They have been used as a...
VER 4. NICODEMUS SAID TO 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? 5. JESUS ANSWERED, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY TO YOU, EXCEPT A MAN BE B...
_NICODEMUS LEARNED ABOUT THE NEW BIRTH -- JOHN 3:1-8:_ Nicodemus exalted Jesus by saying, "Rabbi, we know that You are a teacher come from God; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is...
ΓΕΝΝΗΘΉ έξ ΎΔΑΤΟΣ ΚΑΊ ΠΝΕΎΜΑ ΤΟΣ "рожденный от воды и духа". О разных точках зрения на это место _см._ Carson; Zane С. Hodges, "Water and Spirit — John 3,5" Bib Sac 135 (1978): 206ff; Linda Belleville...
JESUS ANSWERED, VERILY, VERILY, &C.— Jesus replied, that he was not speaking of a natural, but of a spiritual regeneration; _Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except a "man be born of water,_ that is,...
TEACHING ON THE KINGDOM AND NEW BIRTH _TEXT 3:1-8_ 1 Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 the same came unto him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know...
EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF JOHN John 3:1-8 We begin with the usual Analysis of the passage that is to be before us:— "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The sam...
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. JESUS ANSWERED, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE, EXCEPT A...
1 We have found an unholy temple, an unspiritual priesthood, and now we are introduced to an ignorant teacher! Intense application to a single text book for a whole life had not taught him the element...
THE NEW BIRTH. JOHN'S TESTIMONY TO JESUS 1-15. Conversation with Nicodemus. The ministry at Jerusalem, though disappointing, was not fruitless. Christ's miracles and teaching had made an impression,...
JOHN TELLS THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT JESUS GOSPEL OF JOHN _MARION ADAMS_ CHAPTER 3 JESUS TEACHES NICODEMUS 3:1-21 V1-2 A *Jewish leader called Nicodemus came to speak to Jesus. Nicodemus was a *Pharise...
Again the words “Verily, verily” (comp. Note on chap John 1:51), calling attention to the deeper truth which follows; and again the words of authority, “I say unto thee.” OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT. —...
Ἀμὴν, ἀμὴν λέγω σοι, ἐὰν μή τις γεννηθῆ ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ πνεύματος, οὐ δύναται εἰσελθεῖν εἰς τὴν β. To remove as far as possible the difficulty of Nicodemus as to the πῶς of the second birth our Lord dec...
NEW LIFE FROM ABOVE THE NEED OF ALL John 2:23-25; John 3:1-8 A solemn question is suggested by John 2:24. Can Jesus trust Himself to us? We must show ourselves worthy of His trust. In John 3:1-36; J...
Nicodemus would seem to have been one of the finest products of Judaism. He was thoroughly sincere. Moreover, he was determined to investigate for himself, and so came to Jesus by night, not because h...
_Unless a man be born again of water, and the Holy Ghost. Though the word Holy be now wanting in all Greek copies, it is certainly the sense. The ancient Fathers, and particularly St. Augustine in div...
CHAPTER 8 REGENERATION THE GREAT SINE QUA NON John 3:1-21. _“There was a man of the Pharisees, whose name was Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; the same came to Him by night, and said, Master, we know...
ADDITIONAL NOTES BY THE AMERICAN EDITOR. XII. CHAPTER III. The first twenty-one verses of the third chapter contain the account of the interview between Jesus and Nicodemus. This interview occurred...
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: (2) The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do...
The opening verses (John 1:1-18) introduce the most glorious subject which God Himself ever gave in employing the pen of man; not only the most glorious in point of theme, but in the profoundest point...
5._Unless a man be born of water. _This passage has been explained in various ways. Some have thought that the two parts of regeneration are distinctly pointed out, and that by the word _Water _is den...
But there was a man (chapter 3) and that a Pharisee who was not satisfied with this inoperative conviction. His conscience was reached. Seeing Jesus, and hearing His testimony, had produced a sense of...
JESUS ANSWERED, VERILY, VERILY, I SAY UNTO THEE,.... Explaining somewhat more clearly, what he before said: EXCEPT A MAN BE BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT: these are, שנות מלות, "two words", which...
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. Ver. 5. _Be born of water, and the Holy Ghost_] That is, o...
_Nicodemus_ Exceedingly surprised at Christ's declaration; _saith, How can a man be born when he is old_ As I now am? _Can he enter_, &c. As if he had said, It would be perfectly absurd to think that...
BORN OF WATER AND OF THE SPIRIT; purified by the Holy Spirit; of which baptism by water is a divinely appointed symbol. ENTER INTO; become a member inwardly, and not merely in an outward way....
The mode of regeneration:...
NICODEMUS, AND NEW BIRTH (vs.1-21) Among the many who believed because of the miracles, there was however one individual who was more seriously affected. Nicodemus comes to the Lord by night, eviden...
1-8 Nicodemus was afraid, or ashamed to be seen with Christ, therefore came in the night. When religion is out of fashion, there are many Nicodemites. But though he came by night, Jesus bid him welco...
To excite his spirit and attention, our Saviour again expresses the authority of his person, I SAY; and twice repeats the solemn asseveration, VERILY, VERILY, to show the infallible certainty and impo...
First Apology of Justin For, in the name of God, the Father and Lord of the universe, and of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and of the Holy Spirit, they then receive the washing with water. For Christ als...
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‘Jesus answered, “In very truth I tell you, except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingly Rule of God.' Jesus replies that He is speaking about a birth “of water an...
It is of much importance to keep the closing verses of chap. 2 in close connection with the opening verses of chap. 3 (see the commentary on John 3:1). Rejected by the theocracy of Israel Jesus turns...
OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT (εξ υδατος κα πνευματος). Nicodemus had failed utterly to grasp the idea of the spiritual birth as essential to entrance into the Kingdom of God. He knew only Jews as members...
John 3:5 I. By "being born again" is meant exactly the same thing as by "rising again;" or, rather, the same two things are meant by it. In its literal sense it means what is meant by the Resurrection...
John 3:1. _There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: the same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man...
CONTENTS: Nicodemus and the new birth. The last testimony of John the Baptist. CHARACTERS: God, Jesus, Holy Spirit, Nicodemus, John the Baptist, Moses, John's disciples. CONCLUSION: Since the natura...
John 3:1. _Nicodemus, a ruler of the jews._ This rabbi is named by John as defending our Saviour in the council, and as attending the crucifixion. A gospel of the passion and the resurrection of Chris...
UNLESS HE IS BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT. Whatever Jesus means here, all will agree, that: (1) no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born again; (2) only being born of water and the Spiri...
_Except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God_ THE BIRTH OF THE NEW MAN Man is confronted with two facts. 1. The existence of evil. 2. The hope of deliverance. Christ here shows how...
JOHN—NOTE ON JOHN 3:3 BORN OF WATER AND THE SPIRIT refers to spiritual birth, which cleanses from sin and brings spiritual transformation. The background for “water” is probably Ezekiel 36:25. BORN AG...
1-36 CHAPTER 3 _There was a man_, &c. Nicodemus means in Greek _the conqueror of the people._ Such was this man; who, overcoming the fear of the people, the Pharisees, and the priests, believed in C...
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 3:1. In John 2:23, we read of many who believed in Jesus because of the miracles He wrought. But their belief was so imperfect that Jesus had “no faith” in it. He...
EXPOSITION This is the first of the eleven discourses recorded by this evangelist, and for the most part addressed to the cultivated, hierarcical party in Jerusalem, who questioned him in an unfriend...
Have we got a message for you tonight from the Word of God! John chapter 3 and 4, oh my, how rich! How blessed! There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews (John 3:1). We k...
1 Corinthians 2:12; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 John 2:29; 1 John 5:1; 1 John 5:6; 1 Peter 1:2; 1 Peter 3:21; 2 Corinthians 5:17; 2 Corinthians 5:18;...
Born of water and the Spirit. The exposition of this much controverted passage does not fall within the scope of this work. We may observe, 1. That Jesus here lays down the preliminary conditions of...
THE NEW BIRTH John 3:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS The story of Nicodemus is common to us all, and yet there is, perhaps, much in it which needs to be emphasized, and there may be some things hidden away th...
Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit — Except he experience that great inward change by the Spirit, and be baptized (wherever baptism can be had) as the outward sign and means of it....
Does this verse teach baptismal regeneration? PROBLEM: Jesus told Nicodemus that “unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.” Does this mean a person has to be ba...
Nicodemus not rightly understanding Christ's meaning in the former verse, our Saviour is pleased to explain himself in this, and tells him, That the birth he spake of was not natural, but spiritual, w...