John 3:8

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Summary

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.

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General references

Matthew 7:8

Romans 9:16

Bible References

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who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

"It is with the kingdom of God," he continued, "as if a man should have sown seed in the earth;

"For there is not good tree which bears worthless fruit, nor again any worthless tree which bears good fruit; for each tree is known by its own fruit.

For what man knows the depths of man except the man's own inner Spirit? Even so, also, the Spirit of God knows the deeps profound of God.

If you know that he is righteous you know also that every one who habitually practices righteousness has been born of him.

He who is committing sin is of the devil, because from the beginning of the devil is sinning. It was for this cause that the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

General references

"For every one who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks the door is opened.

So then it is not a question of him who wills, nor of him who runs, but of God who has mercy.