John 3:3
3Jesus replied to him, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless a person is born from above ▼▼Or born again
he cannot see the kingdom of God.”John 1:13; Gal 6:15; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1Pet 1:23; 1John 3:9 John 3:5
5Jesus answered, “Truly, truly I tell you, unless a person is born of water and Spirit he cannot enter the kingdom of God. ▼▼Other mss. read of heaven
Mark 16:16; Acts 2:38 Romans 3:20
20Therefore, no human being will be justified in God's ▼▼Lit. his
sight by means of the works prescribed by the law, for through the law comes the full knowledge of sin.Ps 143:2; Acts 13:39; Rom 7:7; Gal 2:16; 3:11; Eph 2:8-9; Titus 3:5 Romans 9:11
11Yet before their children ▼▼Lit. they
had been born or had done anything good or bad (so that God's plan of election might continue to operateRom 4:17; 8:28 Romans 11:6
6But if this is by grace, then it is no longer on the basis of works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.Deut 9:4-5; Rom 4:4-5; Gal 5:4Galatians 2:16
16yet we know that a person is not justified by the works of the law but by the faithfulness of Jesus Christ. ▼▼Or by faith in Jesus Christ
We, too, have believed in Christ Jesus so that we might be justified by the faith of Christ ▼▼Or by faith in Christ
and not by the works of the law, for no human being ▼▼Lit. no flesh
will be justified by the works of the law.Ps 143:2; Acts 13:38-39; Rom 1:17; 8:3; Gal 3:11, 24; Heb 7:18-19 Ephesians 2:4-5
4But God, who is rich in mercy, because of his great love for us ▼▼Lit. love with which he loved us
Rom 10:12; Eph 1:7 5even when we were dead because of our offenses, made us alive together with ▼▼Other mss. read in
Christ (by grace you have been saved),Rom 5:6, 8, 10; 6:4-5; Eph 5:1; Col 2:12-13 Ephesians 2:8-9
8For by such grace you have been saved through faith. This does not come from you; it is the gift of GodMatt 16:17; John 6:44, 65; Rom 3:24; 4:16; Eph 1:19; 2:5; Phil 1:29; 2Tim 1:9 9and not the result of works, lest anyone boast.Rom 3:20, 27-28; 4:2; 9:11; 11:6; 1Cor 1:29-31; 2Tim 1:9; Titus 3:5Ephesians 5:26
26so that he might make it holy by cleansing it, washing it with water and the word,John 3:5; 15:3; 17:17; Titus 3:5; Heb 10:22; 1John 5:62 Timothy 1:9
9He saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our own works but according to his own purpose and the grace that was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began. ▼▼Lit. before the times of the ages
Rom 3:20; 8:28; 9:11; 16:25; Eph 1:4; 3:11; 1Thes 4:7; 1Tim 1:1; Titus 1:2; 3:4-5; Heb 3:1; 1Pet 1:20 1 Peter 3:21
21Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus Christ,Rom 10:10; Eph 5:26; Titus 3:5; 1Pet 1:3
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