King James Version
John 3:9 in the King James Version says “Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?” — study this verse from John chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?”
John 3:9 · KJV
Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again. again: or, from above
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.
Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?
Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“answered”
G611to conclude for oneself, i.e., (by implication) to respond; by hebraism (compare h6030) to begin to speak (where an address is expected)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“unto him”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“How”
G4459an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!
“be”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
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