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John 3:8

The spirit, where it pleaseth, doth breathe, and, the sound thereof, thou hearest; but knowest not, whence it cometh and whither it goeth: Thus, is every one who hath been born of the spirit.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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

7Do not marvel, that I said unto thee: Ye must needs be born from above.

9Nicodemus answered, and said unto him—How, can these things, come about?

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Cross References

Job 37:10By the breath of GOD, is given—frost, and, the breadth of waters, is congealed;

Job 37:21Yet, now, men see not the light, bright though it is in the skies, when, a wind, hath passed over, and cleansed them.

Psalms 107:29He calmeth the storm to a whisper, and silent are their rolling waves:

Isaiah 55:9For, higher, are the heavens than the earth,—So, higher, are My ways than your ways, and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Mark 4:26And he was saying—Thus, is the kingdom of God: As a man may cast seed upon the earth,

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

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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