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NASB | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 3:8 "The wind blows where it wishes and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." |
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Bible Note: John 3:8.. "The Holy Spirit is sovereign. He works as He pleases in His renewal of the human heart." (Zondervan NASB Study Bible) "The same Greek word means both 'wind' and 'spirit', see Ezekiel 37:5-10" (Oxford Annotated RSV) "'The wind blows where it wishes.' Jesus' point was that just as the wind cannot be controlled or understood by human beings but its effects can be witnessed, so also it is with the Holy Spirit. He cannot be controlled or understood, but the proof of His work is apparent. Where the Spirit works, there is undeniable and unmistakable evidence." (MacArthur NKJV Study Bible) "JOHN 3:8: Holy Spirit, Freedom—Jesus affirmed two things about the Spirit here: freedom and mystery. The Spirit (Greek 'pneuma') moves about just as freely as the wind (Greek 'pneuma'). No religious group controls Him. No religious doctrine fully defines or confines Him. He is at liberty to move about exactly as He pleases. The Spirit works to regenerate all ungodly people, even pious Pharisees. The reminder is still needed today in the church. The movement of the Spirit is mysterious, like the wind. You cannot see the wind; you can only see the results of its moving, such as the movement of tree branches. You cannot see the Spirit; you can only see the results of His works, such as the changed lives of those who have been born again. Both the freedom and the mystery of the Spirit suggest that He is divine, for only God is utterly free and utterly mysterious." (Disciple's Study Bible) |