17 But it is God who has done all this. He sent Christ to make peace with us and to bring us back to himself. Now he has given us the work of bringing other people back to God.
6 God began to do a good work in you. And I am sure that he will keep on doing it until he has finished it. He will keep on until the day Jesus Christ comes again.
5 We were not saved by any good things we did ourselves, but he saved us because he is so kind. He washed us clean. We were born again as a new person. The Holy Spirit has made us new.
6 That which is born of a person is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
4 Everyone who is Gods child wins a victory over the world. We win because we believe God.
23 You have been made Gods children. He did not make you his children by something that dies, but by something that cannot die. That is the word of God.
3 Jesus said, I tell you the truth. No person can see Gods kingdom if he is not born again.
3 Praise the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! He was very kind to us, and made us his children. So we have a new hope. This hope is a living hope because Jesus Christ was raised from death.
7 My dear brothers, we must love one another, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves others is Gods child and he knows God.
5 Jesus said, I tell you the truth. This new birth is by water and by the Spirit. No person can enter Gods kingdom if he has not been born that way.
2 Babies who have just been born want milk very much. In the same way, you should want Gods word. That is like good milk. It will make you grow up so that you will then be fully saved.