…the angel said,
“do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.
For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
…the angel said,
“do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife.
For the child within her was conceived by the Holy Spirit.
…”This is what the LORD says to Zerubbabel:
It is not by force nor by strength,
but by my Spirit,
says the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.
So don’t be surprised when I say,
‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows wherever it wants.
Just as you can hear the wind
but can’t tell where it comes from
or where it is going,
so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
…I tell you the truth,
you will ask the Father directly,
and he will grant your request because you use my name.
…Ask, using my name, and you will receive,
and you will have abundant joy.
Jesus asked, “Do you finally believe?
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me.
Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrow.
But take heart, because I have overcome the world.”
Jesus replied, “I assure you, no one can enter
the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
Humans can reproduce only human life,
but the Holy Spirit gives birth to spiritual life.
So don’t be surprised when I say,
‘You must be born again.’
The next day Jesus decided to go to Galilee.
He found Philip and said to him,
“Come, follow me.”