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
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?
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 →