Cross-references Explore similar Bible verses on John 3:6 in English Standard Version "That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." Joh 6:63 It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is no help at all. The words that I have spoken to you are spirit and life. 1Co 15:50 I tell you this, brothers: flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God, nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable.