John 3:9

these things. See Jeremiah 31:33; Jeremiah 32:39; Ezekiel 11:19; Ezekiel 18:31; Ezekiel 36:25-27; Psalms 51:10.

be. come to pass. Reference to John 3:4.

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Related Commentaries of John 3:9

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