Methods of Conversion Vary
H. W. Beecher. John 3:7 Marvel not that I said to you, You must be born again. — Men's convictions of sin differ with their characters. One man says, "In such a sermon, a lion-like conviction sprang out upon me, and seized my soul in its grasp, and had nearly torn it asunder." And another says, "The twilight of God's love fell upon me; but when the eclipse was over, the sun shone out again, and I was happy." Terror, or only sadness, anguish, grief, and love, are all alike really conviction. (H. W. Beecher.) Parallel Verses KJV: Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. WEB: Don't marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born anew.'