John 3:9
Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
World English Bible
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WEBBE
Nicodemus answered him, “How can these things be?”
BSB
“How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.
KJV
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
ASV
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
BBE
And Nicodemus said to him, How is it possible for these things to be?
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The early church
"Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be?" And, in fact, in the carnal sense, he knew not how. In him occurred what the Lord had said; the Spirit's voice he heard, but knew not whence it came, and whither it was going.
Nicodemus cannot take in the mysteries of the Divine Majesty, which our Lord reveals, and therefore asks how it is, not denying the fact, not meaning any censure, but wishing to be informed: Nicodemus answered and said unto Him, How can these things be?
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