“Reborn Again”
Description
"Reborn, soldier, going to reborn again, Oh, going to reborn again...." "Reborn again, reborn again, Oh, you can't get to till you're reborn again." "Paul, and Silas, dar in de jail... One watch while de other pray."
Notes
The King James Bible refers to the need to be "born again" in John 3:3, 7 -- though most scholars now consider this a mistranslation. The same Greek word means "again" and "from above," and the structure of the passage makes it clear that this is deliberate wordplay: Jesus is saying "You must be born from above"; Nicodemus interprets it as "born again." (The Gospel of John uses this sort of wordplay frequently.) - RBW
References
- Scarborough-NegroFS, pp. 256-257, "Reborn Again" (1 text)
- BI, ScNF256B