For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
John 3:8 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) The wind blows where it wills, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know whence it comes or whither it goes; so it is with every one who is born of the Spirit.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The wind blows (breathes) where it wills; and though you hear its sound, yet you neither know where it comes from nor where it is going. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit. American Standard Version (1901) 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. Common English Bible God’s Spirit blows wherever it wishes. You hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. It’s the same with everyone who is born of the Spirit.” Catholic Public Domain Version The Spirit inspires where he wills. And you hear his voice, but you do not know where he comes from, or where he is going. So it is with all who are born of the Spirit." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Spirit breatheth where he will; and thou hearest his voice, but thou knowest not whence he cometh, and whither he goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit. |
For he commanded, and raised the stormy wind, which lifted up the waves of the sea.
He it is who makes the clouds rise at the end of the earth, who makes lightnings for the rain and brings forth the wind from his storehouses.
The wind blows to the south, and goes round to the north; round and round goes the wind, and on its circuits the wind returns.
Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, prophesy, son of man, and say to the breath, Thus says the Lord God: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.”
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
And suddenly a sound came from heaven like the rush of a mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting.
And when they had prayed, the place in which they were gathered together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the word of God with boldness.
All these are inspired by one and the same Spirit, who apportions to each one individually as he wills.
For what person knows a man's thoughts except the spirit of the man which is in him? So also no one comprehends the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
If you know that he is righteous, you may be sure that every one who does right is born of him.