14 Bible Verses About Born Again
"Unless one is born anew, he can't see God's Kingdom" (John 3:3). Jesus' words to Nicodemus make the new birth the doorway to everything else. These verses explain what it means to be born again - a new life given by the Spirit, not achieved by effort.
Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born from above, they cannot see the kingdom of God.”
Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, unless someone is born of water and the Spirit, they cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Do not be surprised that I told you, ‘All of you must be born from above.’
You have been born anew, not from a seed that dies but from one that cannot die, through the word of God, which is alive and lasts.
he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,
So if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of a new creation. The old things have gone, and look, new things have come into being.
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God— children born not of blood, nor of human desire, nor of a husband’s will, but born of God.
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Out of his great mercy he has given us a new birth. Through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead he has brought us into a hope that is alive,
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves the child born of him as well.
It was his will to give us birth through the word of truth, so that we might be something like the firstfruits among all he has created.
I will give you a new heart, and I will place a new spirit within you. I will take the heart of stone out of your bodies and give you a heart of flesh.
Whatever is born of the flesh is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit is spirit.
So through baptism we were buried with him into death, in order that, as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might live a life that is new.
Since you know that he is righteous, you can be sure that everyone who does what is righteous has been born of him.
Common questions
What does it mean to be born again?
Jesus told Nicodemus, “unless someone is born from above, they cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). To be born again is to receive a new spiritual life given by the Spirit (John 3:5) — a fresh start God works, not one we achieve.
Which Bible verses talk about being born again?
John 3:3, John 3:5–7, 1 Peter 1:23, and Titus 3:5 are the central passages. They describe new birth as the Spirit’s work, through the living word of God, entered by grace.
How is a person born again?
Not by human effort but by God’s Spirit. John 3:5 speaks of being “born of water and the Spirit,” and Titus 3:5 says God saved us “through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit” — received through faith in Christ.