John 3:5
Douay-Rheims
Jesus answered: Amen, amen I say to thee, unless a man be born again of water and the Holy Ghost, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
Francis Patrick Kenrick
The means of the second birth are pointed out, water as the instru- ment, and the Holy Ghost as the efficient cause. The birth sometimes takes place through the Holy Ghost without the water, the desire being accepted for the deed. The text has : " Spirit," without the epithet
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1863 · John 3:5
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