What does it mean to be born from above and to believe in Jesus? Unfortunately the lectionary has omitted the last four verses of this pericope (vv. 18–21), perhaps because the language of condemnation is no longer acceptable in churches that have made their peace with the culture that surrounds them. To be born from above by water and the Spirit, to believe in Jesus, is to leave the darkness and to come into the light (v. 19). What does it mean to live either in darkness or in light? Those who live