Jesus answered him, "Most assuredly, I tell you, unless one is born anew,{The word translated "anew" here and in John 3:7 (anothen) also means "again" and "from above".} he can't see the Kingdom of God."

 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son so that every one who believes in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 