John 3:8
Denny A Diehl
dd-1 at juno.com
Tue Dec 4 18:00:37 EST 2001
Denny Diehl to David Fox,
> I have a query concerning John 3:8,
>
> TO PNEUMA hOPOU QELEI PNEI, KAI THN FWNHN AUTOU AKOUEIS,
> ALL' OUK OIDAS POQEN ERCETAI KAI POU hUPAGEI hOUTWS ESTIN
> PAS hO GEGENNHMENOS EK TOU PNEUMATOS.
>
> Most tranlations put, 'The wind blows where it wishes etc.' whereas
> Jay Green in his MKJV has, 'The Spirit breathes where He desires etc.'
> Apparently John Wycliff translated it the same as Green.
Several years ago I noted several translations of Jn 3:8:
"The Spirit brethith where he wole, and herist his vois,
but thou wost not, fro whennis he commeth, ne
whidir he goith; So is each man that is borun of the
Spirit." -Wyclif @ 1375AD
"The wynde bloweth where it listeth and thou hearest
his sounde: butt thou canst not tell whence it commeth
and whither he goeth. So is every man that is boren of
the sprete." -Tyndale @ 1525AD
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