John 3:8

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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.'

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  • 1 Cor 2:11 : 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 Cor 12:11 : 11 and all these doth work the one and the same Spirit, dividing to each severally as he intendeth.
  • Eccl 11:4-5 : 4 Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not. 5 As thou knowest not what `is' the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.
  • Ezek 37:9 : 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.'
  • Mark 4:26-29 : 26 And he said, `Thus is the reign of God: as if a man may cast the seed on the earth, 27 and may sleep, and may rise night and day, and the seed spring up and grow, he hath not known how; 28 for of itself doth the earth bear fruit, first a blade, afterwards an ear, afterwards full corn in the ear; 29 and whenever the fruit may yield itself, immediately he doth send forth the sickle, because the harvest hath come.'
  • Luke 6:43-44 : 43 `For there is not a good tree making bad fruit, nor a bad tree making good fruit; 44 for each tree from its own fruit is known, for not from thorns do they gather figs, nor from a bramble do they crop a grape.
  • Acts 2:2 : 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,
  • 1 John 2:29 : 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 : 8 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; 9 every one who hath been begotten of God, sin he doth not, because his seed in him doth remain, and he is not able to sin, because of God he hath been begotten.
  • Acts 4:31 : 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,
  • Isa 55:9-9 : 9 For high have the heavens been above the earth, So high have been My ways above your ways, And My thoughts above your thoughts. 10 For, as come down doth the shower, And the snow from the heavens, And thither returneth not, But hath watered the earth, And hath caused it to yield, and to spring up, And hath given seed to the sower, and bread to the eater, 11 So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that `for' which I sent it. 12 For with joy ye go forth, And with peace ye are brought in, The mountains and the hills Break forth before you `with' singing, And all trees of the field clap the hand. 13 Instead of the thorn come up doth fir, Instead of the brier come up doth myrtle, And it hath been to Jehovah for a name, For a sign age-during -- it is not cut off!
  • John 1:13 : 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
  • Job 37:10-13 : 10 From the breath of God is frost given, And the breadth of waters is straitened, 11 Yea, by filling He doth press out a cloud, Scatter a cloud doth His light. 12 And it is turning itself round by His counsels, For their doing all He commandeth them, On the face of the habitable earth. 13 Whether for a rod, or for His land, Or for kindness -- He doth cause it to come.
  • Job 37:16-17 : 16 Dost thou know the balancings of a cloud? The wonders of the Perfect in knowledge? 17 How thy garments `are' warm, In the quieting of the earth from the south?
  • Job 37:21-23 : 21 And now, they have not seen the light, Bright it `is' in the clouds, And the wind hath passed by and cleanseth them. 22 From the golden north it cometh, Beside God `is' fearful honour. 23 The Mighty! we have not found Him out, High in power and judgment, He doth not answer! And abundant in righteousness,
  • Ps 107:29 : 29 He establisheth a whirlwind to a calm, And hushed are their billows.
  • Ps 107:25 : 25 And He saith, and appointeth a tempest, And it lifteth up its billows,

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  • John 3:1-7
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    1 And there was a man of the Pharisees, Nicodemus his name, a ruler of the Jews,

    2 this one came unto him by night, and said to him, `Rabbi, we have known that from God thou hast come -- a teacher, for no one these signs is able to do that thou dost, if God may not be with him.'

    3 Jesus answered and said to him, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born from above, he is not able to see the reign of God;'

    4 Nicodemus saith unto him, `How is a man able to be born, being old? is he able into the womb of his mother a second time to enter, and to be born?'

    5 Jesus answered, `Verily, verily, I say to thee, If any one may not be born of water, and the Spirit, he is not able to enter into the reign of God;

    6 that which hath been born of the flesh is flesh, and that which hath been born of the Spirit is spirit.

    7 `Thou mayest not wonder that I said to thee, It behoveth you to be born from above;

  • John 3:9-13
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    9 Nicodemus answered and said to him, `How are these things able to happen?'

    10 Jesus answered and said to him, `Thou art the teacher of Israel -- and these things thou dost not know!

    11 `Verily, verily, I say to thee -- What we have known we speak, and what we have seen we testify, and our testimony ye do not receive;

    12 if the earthly things I said to you, and ye do not believe, how, if I shall say to you the heavenly things, will ye believe?

    13 and no one hath gone up to the heaven, except he who out of the heaven came down -- the Son of Man who is in the heaven.

  • 13 who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

  • Eccl 11:4-5
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    4 Whoso is observing the wind soweth not, And whoso is looking on the thick clouds reapeth not.

    5 As thou knowest not what `is' the way of the spirit, How -- bones in the womb of the full one, So thou knowest not the work of God who maketh the whole.

  • 6 Going unto the south, and turning round unto the north, turning round, turning round, the wind is going, and by its circuits the wind hath returned.

  • 31 he who from above is coming is above all; he who is from the earth, from the earth he is, and from the earth he speaketh; he who from the heaven is coming is above all.

  • 33 and I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water, He said to me, On whomsoever thou mayst see the Spirit coming down, and remaining on him, this is he who is baptizing with the Holy Spirit;

  • 34 for he whom God sent, the sayings of God he speaketh; for not by measure doth God give the Spirit;

  • 23 being begotten again, not out of seed corruptible, but incorruptible, through a word of God -- living and remaining -- to the age;

  • 27 John answered and said, `A man is not able to receive anything, if it may not have been given him from the heaven;

  • 17 the Spirit of truth, whom the world is not able to receive, because it doth not behold him, nor know him, and ye know him, because he doth remain with you, and shall be in you.

  • 50 Nicodemus saith unto them -- he who came by night unto him -- being one of them,

  • 8 I indeed did baptize you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.'

  • 22 and this having said, he breathed on `them', and saith to them, `Receive the Holy Spirit;

  • 55 and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;

  • 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,

  • 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.

  • John 6:62-63
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    62 if then ye may behold the Son of Man going up where he was before?

    63 the spirit it is that is giving life; the flesh doth not profit anything; the sayings that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life;

  • 17 And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord `is', there `is' liberty;

  • 5 because John, indeed, baptized with water, and ye shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit -- after not many days.'

  • 13 and when He may come -- the Spirit of truth -- He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;

  • 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.'

  • 51 and he saith to him, `Verily, verily, I say to you, henceforth ye shall see the heaven opened, and the messengers of God going up and coming down upon the Son of Man.'

  • 14 Jesus answered and said to them, `And if I testify of myself -- my testimony is true, because I have known whence I came, and whither I go, and ye -- ye have not known whence I come, or whither I go.

  • 39 and this he said of the Spirit, which those believing in him were about to receive; for not yet was the Holy Spirit, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

  • 20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you.

  • 16 And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him,

  • 30 Thou sendest out Thy Spirit, they are created, And Thou renewest the face of the ground.

  • 47 he who is of God, the sayings of God he doth hear; because of this ye do not hear, because of God ye are not.'

  • 9 so also ye, if through the tongue, speech easily understood ye may not give -- how shall that which is spoken be known? for ye shall be speaking to air.

  • 24 God `is' a Spirit, and those worshipping Him, in spirit and truth it doth behove to worship.'

  • 18 the sea also -- a great wind blowing -- was being raised,

  • 43 wherefore do ye not know my speech? because ye are not able to hear my word.

  • 24 And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

  • 7 And as they are going, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, `What went ye out to the wilderness to view? -- a reed shaken by the wind?

  • 16 John answered, saying to all, `I indeed with water do baptise you, but he cometh who is mightier than I, of whom I am not worthy to loose the latchet of his sandals -- he shall baptise you with the Holy Spirit and with fire;

  • 27 but this one -- we have known whence he is; and the Christ, when he doth come, no one doth know whence he is.'

  • 3 and said, `Verily I say to you, if ye may not be turned and become as the children, ye may not enter into the reign of the heavens;