Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.'
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
International Standard Version
The wind blows where it wants to. You hear its sound, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going. That's the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
A Conservative Version
The wind blows where it will, and thou hear the sound of it, but know not from where it comes, and where it goes. So is every man who is begotten from the Spirit.
American Standard Version
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Amplified
An Understandable Version
The wind blows wherever it wants to, and you can hear the sound of it, without knowing where it came from or where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born from the Holy Spirit."
Anderson New Testament
The Spirit breathes where he pleases, and you hear his voice, but you know not whence he comes, and whither he goes; so is every one that is begotten of the Spirit.
Bible in Basic English
The wind goes where its pleasure takes it, and the sound of it comes to your ears, but you are unable to say where it comes from and where it goes: so it is with everyone whose birth is from the Spirit.
Common New Testament
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Daniel Mace New Testament
the wind bloweth where it listeth, and you hear the sound thereof, but cannot tell whence it comes, or whither it goes: such is the change in every one that is renewed by the spirit.
Darby Translation
The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Godbey New Testament
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.
Goodspeed New Testament
The wind blows wherever it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is the way with everyone who owes his birth to the Spirit."
John Wesley New Testament
The wind bloweth where it lifteth, and thou hearest the found thereof, but canst not tell, whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Julia Smith Translation
The wind, where it wills, blows, and its voice thou hearest, but thou knowest not whence it comes, and where it goes: so is every one having been born of the Spirit.
King James 2000
The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound thereof, but can not tell from where it came, and where it goes: so is everyone that is born of the Spirit.
Lexham Expanded Bible
The wind blows wherever it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Modern King James verseion
The Spirit breathes where He desires, and you hear His voice, but you do not know from where He comes, and where He goes; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
The wind bloweth where he listeth, and thou hearest his sound: but canst not tell whence he cometh and whither he goeth. So is every man that is born of the spirit."
Moffatt New Testament
The wind blows where it wills; you can hear its sound, but you never know where it has come from or where it goes: it is the same with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Montgomery New Testament
The wind blows where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with every one who has been born of the Spirit."
NET Bible
The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
New Heart English Bible
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Noyes New Testament
The wind bloweth where it will; and thou hearest the sound thereof, but knowest not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Sawyer New Testament
The Spirit breathes where it wills, and you hear its voice, but you know not whence it comes, nor whither it goes; so is every one that has been born of the Spirit.
The Emphasized Bible
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.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not from whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth: just so is every one who is born of the Spirit.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The wind blows where it wills, and you can hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes, or where it goes; it is the same with every one that owes his birth to the Spirit."
Webster
The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the sound of it, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Weymouth New Testament
The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So is it with every one who has been born of the Spirit."
Williams New Testament
The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. That is just the way it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit."
World English Bible
The wind blows where it wants to, and you hear its sound, but don't know where it comes from and where it is going. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit."
Worrell New Testament
The Spirit breatheth where He willeth; and you hear His voice, but know not whence He cometh, or whither He goeth: so is every one who has been born of the Spirit."
Worsley New Testament
As the wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound of it, but knowest not whence it cometh, or whither it goeth; so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Themes
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Independent
Symbols of the Holy Spirit » Wind » Sensible in its effects
Great » Mysteries, that test the faith of men » Of the new birth
Holy spirit » Those that are born of the spirit
Ignorance » Man's » Nature and grace full of mysteries
Jesus Christ » History of » Nicodemus comes to jesus (in jerusalem)
Spiritual life » Has its origin in the new-birth
Man » Ignorance of » Nature and grace full of mysteries
Man's » Ignorance » Nature and grace full of mysteries
great Mysteries » Of the new birth
Nature's » Revelation » Mysteries
New Birth » Manner of effecting--illustrated
Nicodemus » Becomes a disciple of jesus
Rebirth/being born again » Those that are born of God
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Incomprehensible
Symbols and similitudes » Of the holy spirit » Sensible in its effects
Wind » Illustrative » Of the operations of the holy spirit
Interlinear
Pneuma
Hopou
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
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Eido
Eido
Pas
Gennao
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 3:8
Prayers for John 3:8
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Meeting With Nicodemus
7 'Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above; 8 the Spirit where he willeth doth blow, and his voice thou dost hear, but thou hast not known whence he cometh, and whither he goeth; thus is every one who hath been born of the Spirit.' 9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, 'How are these things able to happen?'
Names
Cross References
Ezekiel 37:9
And He saith unto me: 'Prophesy unto the Spirit, prophesy, son of man, and thou hast said unto the Spirit: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: From the four winds come in, O Spirit, and breathe on these slain, and they do live.'
1 Corinthians 2:11
for who of men hath known the things of the man, except the spirit of the man that is in him? so also the things of God no one hath known, except the Spirit of God.
1 Corinthians 12:11
and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.
Job 37:10-13
From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened,
Job 37:16-17
Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge?
Job 37:21-23
And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it is in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them.
Psalm 107:25
And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,
Psalm 107:29
He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
Ecclesiastes 11:4-5
Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.
Isaiah 55:9-13
For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts.
Mark 4:26-29
And he said, 'Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth,
Luke 6:43-44
'For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit;
John 1:13
who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
Acts 2:2
and there came suddenly out of the heaven a sound as of a bearing violent breath, and it filled all the house where they were sitting,
Acts 4:31
And they having prayed, the place was shaken in which they were gathered together, and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and were speaking the word of God with freedom,
1 John 2:29
if ye know that he is righteous, know ye that every one doing the righteousness, of him hath been begotten.
1 John 3:8-9
he who is doing the sin, of the devil he is, because from the beginning the devil doth sin; for this was the Son of God manifested, that he may break up the works of the devil;