The wind[a] blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going.(A) So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”(B)

“How can these things be?” asked Nicodemus.

10 “Are you a teacher[b] of Israel and don’t know these things?” Jesus replied.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:8 The Gk word pneuma can mean wind, spirit, or Spirit, each of which occurs in this context.
  2. John 3:10 Or the teacher

The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[a](A)

“How can this be?”(B) Nicodemus asked.

10 “You are Israel’s teacher,”(C) said Jesus, “and do you not understand these things?

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.