NET Bible translation : 3 Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from He writes with a simple style that's the easiest of all of the New Testament books for a beginning translator It certainly could mean born again , as it's most commonly translated, but it's best understood to mean

unchangeable election to salvation is given to the chosen in due time,  though by various stages and in differing When we read this passage last year , we noted that there's so much meaning packed into the Greek word translated faith, but on their own they'll often assemble all of those facts in a way that conveys something far different Abel's offering wasn't any different than Cain's, but only Abel's was acceptable because he offered it

The plain reading of the NIV’s translation could easily be misunderstood as presenting the returning, Dig Deeper When I was in seminary, I wrote a lengthy paper on how to best translate this verse. One thing that quickly becomes apparent with this translation is that Jesus has something for everyone

people after the fall,  by virtue of which they retain some notions about God, natural things, and the difference Literally translated, you must believe into Him.

people after the fall,  by virtue of which they retain some notions about God, natural things, and the difference Or as the NET Bible translates it, people cannot discover what God has ordained.

other words, as the Apostle Paul would rhetorically put it - writing thousands of years later and in a different Whereas most translations use the word meditate, the NET Bible renders God's command to memorize it [

Today's verse also reveals that which makes Jesus different than any other human being born after Adam The ESV translates that phrase more literally: Jesus "knew no sin."

In fact, it's hard to know what English word best translates the word Jesus uses to refer to the Holy Other translations use the word Comforter and still others go with the word Helper. Actually, all of those English translations work!

Literally translated, you will need to pay for each word. fact, some of your words are of infinite value; Jesus says that your words can acquit you - literally translated

unchangeable election to salvation is given to the chosen in due time,  though by various stages and in differing The major English Bible translations don't like that word - they instead render it blessed, and not without conveys an emotional state —a fleeting feeling of pleasure or contentment, whereas the Biblical word translated