John 3:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJohn 3:8 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
πνεῦμα
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ὅπου
hópou
G3699
where
θέλει
thélō
G2309
to will
πνεῖ
pnéō
G4154
to breathe
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
φωνὴν
phōnḗ
G5456
voice
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ἀκούεις
akoúō
G191
to hear
ἀλλ’
allá
G235
but
οὐκ
ou
G3756
not
οἶδας
eídō
G1492
to see
πόθεν
póthen
G4159
from where
ἔρχεται
érchomai
G2064
to come
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ποῦ
poû
G4226
somewhere
ὑπάγει
hypágō
G5217
to depart
οὕτως
hoútō
G3779
thus
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
πᾶς
pâs
G3956
all
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
γεγεννημένος
gennáō
G1080
to beget
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
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World English Bible Public Domain
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."
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So is everyone having been born from the Spirit.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).