Berean Standard Bible
“The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.””
Jesus is still explaining new birth to a puzzled Nicodemus. In both Hebrew and Greek the same word can mean wind, breath or spirit, and Jesus builds an illustration on that double meaning, perhaps as a night breeze moved through the city.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
The wind blows where it wishes. You hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
World English Bible (WEB)
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.”
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
the Spirit where he wills does blow, and his voice you do hear, but you have not known whence he comes, and whither he goes; thus is every one who has been born of the Spirit.'
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
El viento de donde quiere sopla, y oyes su sonido; mas ni sabes de dónde viene, ni á dónde vaya: así es todo aquel que es nacido del Espíritu.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
El viento sopla por donde quiere y oyes el ruido que produce, pero no sabes de dónde viene ni a dónde va. Eso mismo pasa con todos los que nacen del Espíritu.
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