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John 3:7-9
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7 Don't be surprised when I say that you must be born from above. 8 Only God's Spirit gives new life. The Spirit is like the wind that blows wherever it wants to. You can hear the wind, but you don't know where it comes from or where it is going.

9 “How can this be?” Nicodemus asked.

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John 3:7-9
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7 You should not be surprised at my saying, ‘You[a] must be born again.’ 8 The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”[b](A)

9 “How can this be?”(B) Nicodemus asked.

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Footnotes

  1. John 3:7 The Greek is plural.
  2. John 3:8 The Greek for Spirit is the same as that for wind.
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