³ Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless they are born again.^[a]”^(A)

⁴ “How can someone be born when they are old?” Nicodemus asked. “Surely they cannot enter a second time into their mother’s womb to be born!”

⁵ Jesus answered, “Very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are born of water and the Spirit.^{(B) 6} Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit^[b] gives birth to spirit.^{(C) 7} You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You^[c] must be born again.’ ⁸ The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”^[d](D)

⁹ “How can this be?”^(E) Nicodemus asked.

¹⁰ “You are Israel’s teacher,”^(F) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things? ¹¹ Very truly I tell you, we speak of what we know,^(G) and we testify to what we have seen, but still you people do not accept our testimony.^{(H) 12} I have spoken to you of earthly things and you do not believe; how then will you believe if I speak of heavenly things? ¹³ No one has ever gone into heaven^(I) except the one who came from heaven^(J)—the Son of Man.^{[e](K) 14} Just as Moses lifted up the snake in the wilderness,^(L) so the Son of Man must be lifted up,^{[f](M) 15} that everyone who believes^(N) may have eternal life in him.”^[g](O)

¹⁶ For God so loved^(P) the world that he gave^(Q) his one and only Son,^(R) that whoever believes^(S) in him shall not perish but have eternal life.^(T)

²⁴ “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me^(A) has eternal life^(B) and will not be judged^(C) but has crossed over from death to life.^{(D) 25} Very truly I tell you, a time is coming and has now come^(E) when the dead will hear^(F) the voice of the Son of God and those who hear will live. ²⁶ For as the Father has life in himself, so he has granted the Son also to have life^(G) in himself.

⁴⁰ yet you refuse to come to me^(A) to have life.

²⁷ Do not work for food that spoils, but for food that endures^(A) to eternal life,^(B) which the Son of Man^(C) will give you. For on him God the Father has placed his seal^(D) of approval.”

³³ For the bread of God is the bread that comes down from heaven^(A) and gives life to the world.”

³⁵ Then Jesus declared, “I am^(A) the bread of life.^(B) Whoever comes to me will never go hungry, and whoever believes^(C) in me will never be thirsty.^(D)

⁴⁰ For my Father’s will is that everyone who looks to the Son^(A) and believes in him shall have eternal life,^(B) and I will raise them up at the last day.”

⁴⁷ Very truly I tell you, the one who believes has eternal life.^(A)

¹⁰ The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life,^(A) and have it to the full.^(B)