Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. New Living Translation “How are these things possible?” Nicodemus asked. English Standard Version Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” Berean Standard Bible “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. Berean Literal Bible Nicodemus answered and said to Him, "How are these things able to be?" King James Bible Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? New King James Version Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” New American Standard Bible Nicodemus responded and said to Him, “How can these things be?” NASB 1995 Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be?” NASB 1977 Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Legacy Standard Bible Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How can these things be?” Amplified Bible Nicodemus said to Him, “How can these things be possible?” Christian Standard Bible “How can these things be? ” asked Nicodemus. Holman Christian Standard Bible How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus. American Standard Version Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can these things be?” Contemporary English Version "How can this be?" Nicodemus asked. Douay-Rheims Bible Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done? English Revised Version Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? GOD'S WORD® Translation Nicodemus replied, "How can that be?" Good News Translation "How can this be?" asked Nicodemus. International Standard Version Nicodemus asked him, "How can that be?" Literal Standard Version Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?” Majority Standard Bible “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. New American Bible Nicodemus answered and said to him, “How can this happen?” NET Bible Nicodemus replied, "How can these things be?" New Revised Standard Version Nicodemus said to him, “How can these things be?” New Heart English Bible Nicodemus answered and said to him, "How can these things be?" Webster's Bible Translation Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? Weymouth New Testament "How is all this possible?" asked Nicodemus. World English Bible Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?” Young's Literal Translation Nicodemus answered and said to him, 'How are these things able to happen?' Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus and Nicodemus…8The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” 9“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked. 10“You are Israel’s teacher,” said Jesus, “and you do not understand these things?… Cross References John 3:8 The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit." John 3:10 "You are Israel's teacher," said Jesus, "and you do not understand these things? Treasury of Scripture Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? How. John 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto 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? John 6:52,60 The Jews therefore strove among themselves, saying, How can this man give us his flesh to eat? … Proverbs 4:18 But the path of the just is as the shining light, that shineth more and more unto the perfect day. Jump to Previous Able Nicodemus Nicode'mus PossibleJump to Next Able Nicodemus Nicode'mus PossibleJohn 3 1. Jesus teaches Nicodemus the necessity of being born again,14. of faith in his death, 16. the great love of God toward the world, 18. and the condemnation for unbelief. 22. Jesus baptizes in Judea. 23. The baptism, witness, and doctrine of John concerning Jesus. (9) How can these things be?--The answer to the previous question has spoken of a spiritual birth and a spiritual life and a spiritual kingdom, but all this is in a region of which the Rabbinic schools knew nothing. They were the authorised exponents of Law and Prophets; they knew the precise number of words, and the shape of letters; the form of a phylactery, and the width of a fringe; the tithing of garden herbs, and the manner of washing the hands: but spirit, life, a man's soul born again!--"how can these things be?"Verse 9. - Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things come to pass? He takes the position now of a learner, and does not by his query repudiate regeneration as absolutely impossible, but he asks the questions "why" and "how." He may reveal his continued ignorance of the subject matter, but he is willing to be taught. The idea we form of our Lord's reply is regulated by the strict meaning we assign to the question - (πῶς;) "how?" (cf. Romans 2:19, 29, and note on ver. 12). Parallel Commentaries ... Greek “HowΠῶς (Pōs) Adverb Strong's 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much! can δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. this ταῦτα (tauta) Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. be?” γενέσθαι (genesthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. Nicodemus Νικόδημος (Nikodēmos) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3530: Nicodemus, a member of the Sanhedrin. From nikos and demos; victorious among his people; Nicodemus, an Israelite. asked. Ἀπεκρίθη (Apekrithē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 611: From apo and krino; to conclude for oneself, i.e. to respond; by Hebraism to begin to speak. Links John 3:9 NIVJohn 3:9 NLT John 3:9 ESV John 3:9 NASB John 3:9 KJV John 3:9 BibleApps.com John 3:9 Biblia Paralela John 3:9 Chinese Bible John 3:9 French Bible John 3:9 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: John 3:9 Nicodemus answered him How can these things (Jhn Jo Jn) |
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