John 3:1-5 Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who belonged to the Jewish authorities;

Moffatt⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ Now there was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, who belonged to the Jewish authorities; ² he came one night to Jesus and said, "Rabbi, we know you have come from God to teach us, for no one could perform these Signs of yours unless God were with him." ³ Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, no one can see God's Realm unless he is born from above." ⁴ Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter his mother's womb over again and be born?" ⁵ Jesus replied, "Truly, truly I tell you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter God's Realm.