John 3:1 YLT

¹  And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,

²  this one came unto him by night, and said to him, 'Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come -- a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

³  Jesus answered and said to him, 'Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'