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 ...

3:8 AMP

逐节对照

Amplified Bible - 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.”
新标点和合本 - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的声音，却不知道是从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的也是如此。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的声音，却不知道是从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的也是如此。”
当代译本 - 风随意吹动，你听见它的声音，却不知道它从哪里来、往哪里去。凡从灵生的人也是这样。”
圣经新译本 - 风随意而吹，你听见它的响声，却不知道它从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是这样。”
中文标准译本 - 风随意而吹，你听见风声，却不知道它从哪里来，往哪里去。所有由圣灵所生的，也是这样。”
现代标点和合本 - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去。凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
和合本（拼音版） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
New International Version - 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.”
New International Reader's Version - The wind blows where it wants to. You hear the sound it makes. But you can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born with the Spirit.”
English Standard Version - 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 it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
New Living Translation - The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
Christian Standard Bible - The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
New American Standard Bible - The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
New King James Version - The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is 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.”
新標點和合本 - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的響聲，卻不曉得從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的，也是如此。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的聲音，卻不知道是從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的也是如此。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的聲音，卻不知道是從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的也是如此。」
當代譯本 - 風隨意吹動，你聽見它的聲音，卻不知道它從哪裡來、往哪裡去。凡從靈生的人也是這樣。」
聖經新譯本 - 風隨意而吹，你聽見它的響聲，卻不知道它從哪裡來，往哪裡去；凡從聖靈生的，也是這樣。”
呂振中譯本 - 風隨意地吹，你聽見它的響聲，卻不知道它從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡由靈生的、就是這樣。』
中文標準譯本 - 風隨意而吹，你聽見風聲，卻不知道它從哪裡來，往哪裡去。所有由聖靈所生的，也是這樣。」
現代標點和合本 - 風隨著意思吹，你聽見風的響聲，卻不曉得從哪裡來，往哪裡去。凡從聖靈生的，也是如此。」
文理和合譯本 - 夫風任意而吹、爾聞其聲、不知其何來何往、凡由聖神生者、亦若是、
文理委辦譯本 - 風任意而吹、聽其聲、不知何來何往、由聖神生者亦若是、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 風任意而吹、爾聞其聲、而不知其何來何往、凡由神生者亦若是、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 天風翛然而作、爾聞其聲、而不知其何自何往、生於神者、亦復如是。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - El viento sopla por donde quiere, y lo oyes silbar, aunque ignoras de dónde viene y a dónde va. Lo mismo pasa con todo el que nace del Espíritu.
현대인의 성경 - 바람은 불고 싶은 대로 분다. 너는 그 소리를 들어도 어디서 불어와서 어디로 가는지 모른다. 성령으로 난 사람도 다 이와 같다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рожденным от Духа.
Восточный перевод - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le vent souffle où il veut, tu en entends le bruit, mais tu ne sais ni d’où il vient ni où il va. Il en est ainsi pour quiconque est né de l’Esprit.
リビングバイブル - 風は音が聞こえるだけで、どこから吹いて来て、どこへ行くのかわかりません。御霊も同じことです。次はだれにこの天からのいのちが与えられるか、わからないのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει· οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει, πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται, καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει; οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος.
Nova Versão Internacional - O vento sopra onde quer. Você o escuta, mas não pode dizer de onde vem nem para onde vai. Assim acontece com todos os nascidos do Espírito”.
Hoffnung für alle - Es ist damit wie beim Wind : Er weht, wo er will. Du hörst ihn, aber du kannst nicht erklären, woher er kommt und wohin er geht. So ist es auch mit der Geburt aus Gottes Geist.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gió thổi hướng nào cũng được. Nghe tiếng gió, nhưng ông không biết gió đến từ đâu hay sẽ đi đâu. Người được Chúa Thánh Linh sinh thành cũng thế.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ลมพัดไปที่ไหนก็ได้ตามใจชอบ ท่านได้ยินเสียงลม แต่ท่านไม่อาจบอกว่าลมมาจากไหนหรือจะไปที่ไหน ทุกคนที่เกิดจากพระวิญญาณก็เช่นกัน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ลมจะพัดไปทางไหนก็พัดไป ท่านได้ยินเสียงลมพัดแต่ไม่อาจทราบได้ว่าพัดมาจากไหน และจะพัดไปที่ไหน เช่นเดียวกับทุกคนที่เกิดจากพระวิญญาณ”

交叉引用

Luke 6:43 - For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.
Luke 6:44 - For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush.
Psalms 107:25 - For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psalms 107:29 - He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.
Job 37:21 - “Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded], When the wind has passed and cleared them.
Job 37:22 - Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it]; Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].
Job 37:23 - The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
Job 37:10 - Ice is made by the breath of God, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Job 37:11 - He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
Job 37:12 - Its direction is turned around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.
Job 37:13 - Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally] Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Isaiah 55:9 - “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:10 - For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth, Making it bear and sprout, And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
Isaiah 55:11 - So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:12 - For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:13 - Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow, And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow; And it will be a memorial to the Lord, For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
1 John 2:29 - If you know that He is absolutely righteous, you know [for certain] that everyone who practices righteousness [doing what is right and conforming to God’s will] has been born of Him.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
Job 37:16 - Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens], The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,
Job 37:17 - You whose garments are hot, When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?
Acts 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place where they were meeting together was shaken [a sign of God’s presence]; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness and courage.
Mark 4:26 - Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;
Mark 4:27 - and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know.
Mark 4:28 - The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head.
Mark 4:29 - But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come.”
John 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
Acts 2:2 - and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Ezekiel 37:9 - Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”
1 Corinthians 2:11 - For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].
Ecclesiastes 11:5 - Just as you do not know the way and path of the wind or how the bones are formed in the womb of a pregnant woman, even so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.

逐节对照

交叉引用

Amplified Bible - 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.”
新标点和合本 - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的声音，却不知道是从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的也是如此。”
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的声音，却不知道是从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的也是如此。”
当代译本 - 风随意吹动，你听见它的声音，却不知道它从哪里来、往哪里去。凡从灵生的人也是这样。”
圣经新译本 - 风随意而吹，你听见它的响声，却不知道它从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是这样。”
中文标准译本 - 风随意而吹，你听见风声，却不知道它从哪里来，往哪里去。所有由圣灵所生的，也是这样。”
现代标点和合本 - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去。凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
和合本（拼音版） - 风随着意思吹，你听见风的响声，却不晓得从哪里来，往哪里去；凡从圣灵生的，也是如此。”
New International Version - 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.”
New International Reader's Version - The wind blows where it wants to. You hear the sound it makes. But you can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going. It is the same with everyone who is born with the Spirit.”
English Standard Version - 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 it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
New Living Translation - The wind blows wherever it wants. Just as you can hear the wind but can’t tell where it comes from or where it is going, so you can’t explain how people are born of the Spirit.”
Christian Standard Bible - The wind blows where it pleases, and you hear its sound, but you don’t know where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.”
New American Standard Bible - The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it is coming from and where it is going; so is everyone who has been born of the Spirit.”
New King James Version - The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear the sound of it, but cannot tell where it comes from and where it goes. So is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
American Standard Version - 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.
King James Version - 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.
New English Translation - The wind blows wherever it will, and you hear the sound it makes, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going. So it is with everyone who is 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.”
新標點和合本 - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的響聲，卻不曉得從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的，也是如此。」
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的聲音，卻不知道是從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的也是如此。」
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 風隨着意思吹，你聽見風的聲音，卻不知道是從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡從聖靈生的也是如此。」
當代譯本 - 風隨意吹動，你聽見它的聲音，卻不知道它從哪裡來、往哪裡去。凡從靈生的人也是這樣。」
聖經新譯本 - 風隨意而吹，你聽見它的響聲，卻不知道它從哪裡來，往哪裡去；凡從聖靈生的，也是這樣。”
呂振中譯本 - 風隨意地吹，你聽見它的響聲，卻不知道它從哪裏來，往哪裏去；凡由靈生的、就是這樣。』
中文標準譯本 - 風隨意而吹，你聽見風聲，卻不知道它從哪裡來，往哪裡去。所有由聖靈所生的，也是這樣。」
現代標點和合本 - 風隨著意思吹，你聽見風的響聲，卻不曉得從哪裡來，往哪裡去。凡從聖靈生的，也是如此。」
文理和合譯本 - 夫風任意而吹、爾聞其聲、不知其何來何往、凡由聖神生者、亦若是、
文理委辦譯本 - 風任意而吹、聽其聲、不知何來何往、由聖神生者亦若是、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 風任意而吹、爾聞其聲、而不知其何來何往、凡由神生者亦若是、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 天風翛然而作、爾聞其聲、而不知其何自何往、生於神者、亦復如是。』
Nueva Versión Internacional - El viento sopla por donde quiere, y lo oyes silbar, aunque ignoras de dónde viene y a dónde va. Lo mismo pasa con todo el que nace del Espíritu.
현대인의 성경 - 바람은 불고 싶은 대로 분다. 너는 그 소리를 들어도 어디서 불어와서 어디로 가는지 모른다. 성령으로 난 사람도 다 이와 같다.”
Новый Русский Перевод - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рожденным от Духа.
Восточный перевод - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Ветер дует, где хочет. Ты слышишь его шум, но не можешь определить, откуда он приходит и куда уходит. Так же и с каждым рождённым от Духа.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Le vent souffle où il veut, tu en entends le bruit, mais tu ne sais ni d’où il vient ni où il va. Il en est ainsi pour quiconque est né de l’Esprit.
リビングバイブル - 風は音が聞こえるだけで、どこから吹いて来て、どこへ行くのかわかりません。御霊も同じことです。次はだれにこの天からのいのちが与えられるか、わからないのです。」
Nestle Aland 28 - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει πνεῖ καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει· οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ πνεύματος.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - τὸ πνεῦμα ὅπου θέλει, πνεῖ, καὶ τὴν φωνὴν αὐτοῦ ἀκούεις, ἀλλ’ οὐκ οἶδας πόθεν ἔρχεται, καὶ ποῦ ὑπάγει; οὕτως ἐστὶν πᾶς ὁ γεγεννημένος ἐκ τοῦ Πνεύματος.
Nova Versão Internacional - O vento sopra onde quer. Você o escuta, mas não pode dizer de onde vem nem para onde vai. Assim acontece com todos os nascidos do Espírito”.
Hoffnung für alle - Es ist damit wie beim Wind : Er weht, wo er will. Du hörst ihn, aber du kannst nicht erklären, woher er kommt und wohin er geht. So ist es auch mit der Geburt aus Gottes Geist.«
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Gió thổi hướng nào cũng được. Nghe tiếng gió, nhưng ông không biết gió đến từ đâu hay sẽ đi đâu. Người được Chúa Thánh Linh sinh thành cũng thế.”
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ลมพัดไปที่ไหนก็ได้ตามใจชอบ ท่านได้ยินเสียงลม แต่ท่านไม่อาจบอกว่าลมมาจากไหนหรือจะไปที่ไหน ทุกคนที่เกิดจากพระวิญญาณก็เช่นกัน”
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ลมจะพัดไปทางไหนก็พัดไป ท่านได้ยินเสียงลมพัดแต่ไม่อาจทราบได้ว่าพัดมาจากไหน และจะพัดไปที่ไหน เช่นเดียวกับทุกคนที่เกิดจากพระวิญญาณ”

Luke 6:43 - For there is no good tree which produces bad fruit, nor, on the other hand, a bad tree which produces good fruit.
Luke 6:44 - For each tree is known and identified by its own fruit. For figs are not picked from thorn bushes, nor is a cluster of grapes picked from a briar bush.
Psalms 107:25 - For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, Which lifted up the waves of the sea.
Psalms 107:29 - He hushed the storm to a gentle whisper, So that the waves of the sea were still.
Job 37:21 - “Now people cannot look at the light when it is bright in the skies [without being blinded], When the wind has passed and cleared them.
Job 37:22 - Out of the north comes golden splendor [and people can hardly look on it]; Around God is awesome splendor and majesty [far too glorious for man’s eyes].
Job 37:23 - The Almighty—we cannot find Him; He is exalted in power And He will not do violence to [nor disregard] justice and abundant righteousness.
Job 37:10 - Ice is made by the breath of God, And the expanse of the waters is frozen.
Job 37:11 - He loads the thick cloud with moisture; He disperses the cloud of His lightning.
Job 37:12 - Its direction is turned around by His guidance, That it may do whatever He commands it On the face of the inhabited earth.
Job 37:13 - Whether [it be] for correction, or for His earth [generally] Or for [His] mercy and lovingkindness, He causes it to happen.
Isaiah 55:9 - “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, So are My ways higher than your ways And My thoughts higher than your thoughts.
Isaiah 55:10 - For as the rain and snow come down from heaven, And do not return there without watering the earth, Making it bear and sprout, And providing seed to the sower and bread to the eater,
Isaiah 55:11 - So will My word be which goes out of My mouth; It will not return to Me void (useless, without result), Without accomplishing what I desire, And without succeeding in the matter for which I sent it.
Isaiah 55:12 - For you will go out [from exile] with joy And be led forth [by the Lord Himself] with peace; The mountains and the hills will break forth into shouts of joy before you, And all the trees of the field will clap their hands.
Isaiah 55:13 - Instead of the thorn bush the cypress tree will grow, And instead of the nettle the myrtle tree will grow; And it will be a memorial to the Lord, For an everlasting sign [of His mercy] which will not be cut off.”
1 John 2:29 - If you know that He is absolutely righteous, you know [for certain] that everyone who practices righteousness [doing what is right and conforming to God’s will] has been born of Him.
1 Corinthians 12:11 - All these things [the gifts, the achievements, the abilities, the empowering] are brought about by one and the same [Holy] Spirit, distributing to each one individually just as He chooses.
Job 37:16 - Do you know about the layers of thick clouds [and how they are balanced and poised in the heavens], The wonderful works of Him who is perfect in knowledge,
Job 37:17 - You whose garments are hot, When He quiets the earth [in sultry summer] with the [oppressive] south wind?
Acts 4:31 - And when they had prayed, the place where they were meeting together was shaken [a sign of God’s presence]; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak the word of God with boldness and courage.
Mark 4:26 - Then He said, “The kingdom of God is like a man who throws seed on the ground;
Mark 4:27 - and he goes to bed at night and gets up every day, and [in the meantime] the seed sprouts and grows; how [it does this], he does not know.
Mark 4:28 - The earth produces crops by itself; first the blade, then the head [of grain], then the mature grain in the head.
Mark 4:29 - But when the crop ripens, he immediately puts in the sickle [to reap], because [the time for] the harvest has come.”
John 1:13 - who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
Acts 2:2 - and suddenly a sound came from heaven like a rushing violent wind, and it filled the whole house where they were sitting.
Ezekiel 37:9 - Then He said to me, “Prophesy to the breath, son of man, and say to the breath, ‘Thus says the Lord God, “Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe on these slain, that they may live.” ’ ”
1 Corinthians 2:11 - For what person knows the thoughts and motives of a man except the man’s spirit within him? So also no one knows the thoughts of God except the Spirit of God.
Ecclesiastes 11:4 - He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].
Ecclesiastes 11:5 - Just as you do not know the way and path of the wind or how the bones are formed in the womb of a pregnant woman, even so you do not know the activity of God who makes all things.