The New Jerusalem and its Heavenly Doctrine # 173
173. XIII. REGENERATION.
He who does not receive spiritual life, that is, who is not begotten anew by the Lord, cannot come into heaven; which the Lord teaches in John:
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, except anyone be begotten again, he cannot see the kingdom of God (3:3).
John 3:3
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Jesus answered him, "Most certainly, I tell you, unless one is born anew, he can't see the Kingdom of God."