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“‘You must be born from ... his teaching are signs that Jesus must be from God. Jesus engages Nicodemus and goes to the heart of faith. Unless he is "born again from above," Nicodemus will ...

Nicodemus…came to Jesus…and said, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher…Jesus said to him, “Truly, truly I say to you, unless one is born again, ...

He ignored his polite request and told Nicodemus that if he wanted to enter the Kingdom of God he had to be born again. The argument went something like this; (Jesus) “You must be born again”.