Nevertheless, I believe the Bible.
John 3:5
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.
Jesus was not being coy. That is exactly what the God inspired Word of God says. Now you task is to comprehend just when the more than three thousand converted on the Day of Pentecost became saved. Were they right there and then born from above? Have you been born from above?
Water does not mean baptism...And baptize does not mean water...Otherwise the following verse would make no sense...
Mar 1:8 I indeed have baptized you with water: but he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost.
John 3:5 is referring to 2 separate births as confirmed by Nicodemus when he says:
Joh 3:4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?
Nicodemus knew about the water birth which of course was not baptism and he asked how could he go thru another water birth to be born again...
Jesus then explains:
Joh 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
The birth from water (not bapatism) is of the flesh (you don't get born from water baptism)...The 2nd birth is a Spiritual birth, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, from above...The scripture there is very plain and easy to understand...