John 3:4

3:4 Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?” ¹ 

John 9:24

9:24 Then they summoned ²  the man who used to be blind ³  a second time and said to him, “Promise before God to tell the truth. ⁴  We know that this man ⁵  is a sinner.”

[3:4]  ¹ tn The grammatical structure of the question in Greek presupposes a negative reply.

[9:24]  ² tn Grk “they called.”

[9:24]  ³ tn Grk “who was blind.”

[9:24]  ⁴ tn Grk “Give glory to God” (an idiomatic formula used in placing someone under oath to tell the truth).

[9:24]  ⁵ tn The phrase “this man” is a reference to Jesus.