in various ways, but for reasons outlined below (‘Additional note: being born of water and the Spirit’) it is probably best interpreted to mean the same as being born again/from above. Once again, then, Jesus was saying to Nicodemus that being born a Jew would not guarantee entrance to the kingdom; he must be born from above, born of water and the Spirit. Additional note: being born of water and the Spirit This expression has been interpreted in four main ways: 1. Baptism in water by John the Baptist
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