Jesus tells Nicodemus he must be born again. He says it twice so that Nicodemus won’t miss it, “Truly, truly.” "Pay attention mighty ruler of the Jews, because if you are not born again, you will not enter, you will not see, you cannot be a part of the kingdom of God." Nicodemus did not like Jesus’ words. Rather than crying out in joy over the possibility of becoming something new, he cries out in disappointment, “How can a man be born again?”
Nicodemus, Part 1
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