the Week of Proper 22 / Ordinary 27
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Green's Literal Translation
John 3:7
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So don't think it strange when I say, 'You've gotta be born again.'
Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.'
"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Do not be surprised that I say to you, It is necessary for you to have a second birth.
Do not wonder that I said to thee, It is needful that *ye* should be born anew.
Do not marvel that I said to you, "You must be born again.'
Do not be amazed that I told you that you must be born again.
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Do not be astonished at my telling you, `You must all be born anew.'
Marueile not that I saide vnto thee, Ye must be borne againe.
Maruell not, that I sayde vnto ye: Ye must be borne of new.
be not surprized that I said to thee, you must be born again.
"So don't be so surprised when I tell you that you have to be ‘born from above'—out of this world, so to speak. You know well enough how the wind blows this way and that. You hear it rustling through the trees, but you have no idea where it comes from or where it's headed next. That's the way it is with everyone ‘born from above' by the wind of God, the Spirit of God."
"Do not be surprised that I have told you, 'You must be born again [reborn from above—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].'
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
Marvayle not that I sayd to the ye must be boren a newe.
Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born anew.
Marvel not that I said to thee, Ye must be born again.
Don't be surprised when I tell you, ‘You must all be born again.'
Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must all be born from above.'
Don't be surprised when I say that you must be born from above.
Stop being amazed at my telling you that you must be born again from above!
Marueile not that I said to thee, Yee must be borne againe.
Do not be surprised because I have told you that you all must be born again.
Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'
Don't be astonished that I said to you, 'All of youYou (pl.)">[fn] must be born from above.'born again">[fn]
Wonder not that I have said to thee, that it behoves you to be born anew.
Be not surprised that I said to thee, Ye must be born anew.
So don't be surprised when I say, ‘You must be born again.'
"Do not be surprised that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.'
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born anew.
Do not be amazed that I said, 'You must be born again.'
Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘You must be born from above.'
Do not marvel, that I said unto thee: Ye must needs be born from above.
Wonder not that I said to thee: You must be born again.
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.
Do not be astonished that I said to you, ‘It is necessary for you to be born from above.'
Maruayle not thou that I sayde to thee, ye must be borne agayne.
Don't be surprised that I told you, ‘You must be born again.'
Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.'
"Do not be amazed that I said to you, 'You must be born again.'
Do not be surprised because I tell you that you must all be born again.
Wondre thou not, for Y seide to thee, It bihoueth you to be borun ayen.
`Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Marvel: John 3:12, John 5:28, John 6:61-63
Ye: John 3:3, Job 15:14, Matthew 13:33-35, Romans 3:9-19, Romans 9:22-25, Romans 12:1, Romans 12:2, Ephesians 4:22-24, Colossians 1:12, Hebrews 12:14, 1 Peter 1:14-16, 1 Peter 1:22, Revelation 21:27
again: or, from above
Reciprocal: Mark 4:27 - and grow 1 John 3:13 - Marvel not
Cross-References
And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.
for God knows that in the day you eat of it, even your eyes shall be opened, and you shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
And he said, I have heard Your sound in the garden, and I was afraid, for I am naked, and I hid myself.
And He said, Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten of the tree of which I commanded you not to eat?
And you shall be maddened because of that which you shall see with the sight of your eyes.
And it happened, when they came to Samaria, Elisha said, Open the eyes of these, O Jehovah, and they will see. And Jehovah opened their eyes, and they looked; and, behold, they were in the middle of Samaria!
For the bed is shorter than one can stretch himself on; and the cover is narrower than one can wrap himself in.
Their webs shall not become clothing, nor shall they cover themselves with their works. Their works are works of evil, and the act of violence is in their hands.
And being in torments in hell, lifting up his eyes, he sees Abraham afar off and Lazarus in his bosom.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Marvel not that I said unto thee,...., For Nicodemus was quite astonished, at this doctrine of the new birth; it was altogether new to him, and unheard of by him; nor could he understand, nor conceive in what manner it could be:
ye must be born again; in "four" of Beza's copies, it is read "we"; but as Christ was not begotten in a carnal way, or descended not from Adam in the ordinary way of generation, he was not carnal and corrupt, nor in the least tainted with sin; and so stood in no need of regeneration; wherefore such a reading must be rejected. There is a necessity of the regeneration of those, who are the chosen of God, and the redeemed of the Lamb; and of them only can the words be understood; for as for others, they neither can, nor will, nor must be born again: but the people of God "must"; partly because it is the will of God; it is his purpose and resolution, that they shall be regenerated; he has chosen them, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto salvation by Christ: this is the way and method of saving sinners he has fixed upon, namely, not to save them by works of righteousness, but by grace, and according to abundant mercy, through the washing of regeneration, and the renewing of the Holy Ghost: and partly, because of the case and condition of men, which requires it; for whereas the chosen people of God, are predestinated to the adoption of children, and are taken into the family of God, and are heirs to an inheritance, it is necessary they should have a nature, temper, and disposition of mind, suitable to the inheritance they are to enjoy; which they have not in their natural estate, and which is conveyed to them in regeneration: besides, their carnal minds are enmity to God, and it is necessary that they should be friendly to him, which cannot be without regeneration; nor can they, till they are born again, please God, or do those things which are pleasing to him: to which may be added, which Christ has before suggested, and which shows the necessity of it, that without it, no man can either see, or enter into the kingdom of God. To take off the surprise of Nicodemus, our Lord instances in a common natural case, and to which this affair of regeneration may be compared, and by it illustrated.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Marvel not - Wonder not. It is possible that Nicodemus in some way still expressed a doubt of the doctrine, and Jesus took occasion in a very striking manner to illustrate it.
