Joh 1:13, 3:5, Jam 1:18, 1Jo 3:9 | ISV | STEP | who were born, not merely in a physical sense, or from a fleshly impulse, or from man's desire, but of God.

‏ John 1:13

13 who were born, not merely in a physical sense, ^{▼▼Lit. not of bloods} or from a fleshly impulse, or from man's desire, but of God.John 3:5; James 1:18; 1Pet 1:23

‏ John 3:5

5 Jesus 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

‏ James 1:18

18 In accordance with his will he made us his children by the word of truth, so that we might become the most important of his creatures. ^{▼▼Lit. a kind of first fruits among his creatures}Jer 2:3; John 1:13; 3:3; 1Cor 4:15; Eph 1:12; 1Pet 1:23; Rev 14:4

‏ 1 John 3:9

9 No one who has been born from God practices sin, because God's ^{▼▼Lit. his} seed abides in him. Indeed, he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born from God.1Pet 1:23; 1John 5:18