John 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”

John 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

John 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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John 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?””

John 3:9 — World English Bible

John 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be? ”

John 3:9 — American Standard Version

John 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Nicodemus answered and said to him, `How are these things able to happen?'”

John 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation

John 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Nicodemus answered and said to him, How can these things be? ”

John 3:9 — Darby Translation

John 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nicodemus answered, and said vnto him, Howe can these things be?”

John 3:9 — Geneva Bible

John 3:9 in Context — John 3

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

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What Does John 3:9 Mean?

John 3:9 is a verse from the Book of John, part of the New Testament. It appears in John chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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