JOHN 3:6-8 NKJV

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’ 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.”

JOHN 3:6-8 NKJV

John 3:6 flesh: (Gk. sarx). Flesh cannot be made into spirit. One must experience a spiritual birth (v. 7).

John 3:7 In the Greek text, you is plural. In v. 2, Nicodemus used the word we, probably referring to the Jewish ruling council, the Sanhedrin. Here Jesus spoke not only to Nicodemus, but to all whom he represented.

John 3:8 This conversation took place at night (v. 2). Conversations at night usually occurred on the flat roof of the house. Perhaps as they talked the wind was blowing. Jesus used the wind as an illustration of the work of the Holy Spirit. The Greek word translated “Spirit” also means “wind.” As the wind seemingly blows where it wills, so the Holy Spirit sovereignly works. Likewise, no one knows the origin or destination of the wind, but everyone knows it is there. The same is true of the Holy Spirit.