To whom was Jesus speaking to in John 3:16?
Jesus was speaking to Nicodemus, the ruler of the Jews, the same person He was speaking to in John 3:5 just a few verses earlier.
"Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." - John 3:5 KJV
How are we born of water and of the Spirit? We are born of water when we are baptized in water in the name of Jesus. We are born of the Spirit when we receive the Spirit (the Holy Ghost), speaking in tongues as the Spirit gives the utterance. (Acts 2:38, John 3:8, Acts 2:2, Acts 2:4).
"Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." - Acts 2:38 KJV
"And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance." - Acts 2:4 KJV
What did Jesus do after talking with Nicodemus in John 3:16?
"After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized." - John 3:22 KJV
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