John 3:9

In 9 translations

BSB

“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

Nicodemus answered and said to Him, “How are these things able to happen?”

YLT

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

DBY

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

DRC

Nicodemus answered, and said to him: How can these things be done?

GNV

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

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ· Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;

RP2018

Ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;

TR-Boyd

Ἀπεκρίθη Νικόδημος καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ, Πῶς δύναται ταῦτα γενέσθαι;

SCR1894

απεκριθη νικοδημος και ειπεν αυτω πως δυναται ταυτα γενεσθαι

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Cross-references most cited first

• John 6:52At this, the Jews began to argue among themselves, “How can this man give us His flesh to eat?”
• Isaiah 42:16I will lead the blind by a way they did not know; I will guide them on unfamiliar paths. I will turn darkness into light before them and rough places into level ground. These things I will do for them, and I will not…
• John 6:60On hearing it, many of His disciples said, “This is a difficult teaching. Who can accept it?”
• Luke 1:34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
• John 3:4“How can a man be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time to be born?”
• Proverbs 4:18The path of the righteous is like the first gleam of dawn, shining brighter and brighter until midday.
• Mark 8:24–25The man looked up and said, “I can see the people, but they look like trees walking around.” Once again Jesus placed His hands on the man’s eyes, and when he opened them his sight was restored, and he could see…

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