John 3:8

The Spirit breathes on whom He willeth, and thou hearest His voice, but dost not know whence He cometh and whither He goeth; so is every one who has been born of the Spirit.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

In The King James Version

The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

In Context

7Be not astonished because I said to thee; It behooveth you to be born from above.

9Nicodemus responded and said to Him, How are these things able to he?

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Cross References

Mark 4:26And He said, Thus is the kingdom of God, as a man may cast seed on the ground;

John 1:13who were born not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Matthew Henry on John 3:2-22

Christ's Interview with Nicodemus. 1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: 2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him. 3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God. 4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time… Read the whole commentary →

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