King James Version

John 3:8

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.

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τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.πνεῦμαpneumawindπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “wind”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “wind”.The windὅπουhopouwhereὅπουconjunction — “where”G3699where, whither, in what place.This verse uses “where”.whereθέλειtheleiit listethθέλω (thelō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it listeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2309I will, wish, desire, am willing, intend, design.it listethπνεῖpneito blowπνέω (pneō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to blow”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4154I blow, breathe, as the wind.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.φωνὴνphōnēnsoundφωνή (phōnē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “sound”, the object formG5456a sound, noise, voice, language, dialect.the soundαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofἀκούειςakoueisto hearἀκούω (akouō)verb, present active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to hear”, an ongoing or repeated actionG191I hear, listen, comprehend by hearing; pass: is heard, reported.This verse uses “hear”.ἀλλ’allbutἀλλά (alla)conjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butοὐκouknotοὐ (ou)adverb — “not”G3756no, not.notοἶδαςoidasto perceiveοἶδα (oida)verb, perfect active indicative, 2nd person singular — “to perceive”, a completed action with a present resultG6063to perceiveπόθενpothenwhenceπόθενadverb — “whence”G4159whence, from what place.whenceἔρχεταιerchetaiit comethἔρχομαι (erchomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “it cometh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2064I come, go.it comethκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andποῦpouwhitherποῦadverb — “whither”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “whither”.whitherὑπάγειhupageiit goethὑπάγω (hupagō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “it goeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5217I go away, depart, begone, die.it goethοὕτωςhoutōssoοὕτω(ς)adverb — “so”G3779thus, so, in this manner.soἐστὶνestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isπᾶςpasevery oneπᾶςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “every one”, the subject formG3956all, the whole, every kind of.every oneὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γεγεννημένοςgegennēmenosthat is bornγεννάω (gennaō)verb, perfect passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “that is born”, a completed action with a present resultG1080I beget (of the male), (of the female) I bring forth, give birth to.that is bornἐκekofἐκpreposition — “of”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.ofτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, neuter — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πνεύματοςpneumatosSpiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “Spirit”, the of-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.the Spirit

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

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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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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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.'

World English Bible

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 .”

Darby Translation

The wind blows where it will, and thou hearest its voice, but knowest not whence it comes and where it goes: thus is every one that is born of the Spirit.

Douay-Rheims

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.

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