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The quotation from the Gospel of John has raised some questions about the meaning and authenticity of the phrase " born again ".

In the chapter, Nicodemus is puzzled and asks Jesus what he means by saying that " Ye must be born again ".

He questions: " How can a man re-enter his mother's womb?

" Scholar Bart D. Ehrman says that this confusion is because in Greek ( the language of the gospel ) the word again is ambiguous.

It might mean again or a second time or from above, which would explain Nicodemus ' confusion.

However, the Jews at Jesus ' time were actually speaking Aramaic, in which language there would not have been a double meaning.

Ehrman says that this raises questions about the authenticity of the dialogue, the meaning of the words, and, therefore, the use of the phrase.