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John 1:12

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But whoever did want him,

who believed he was who he claimed

and would do what he said,

He made to be their true selves,

their child-of-God selves.

Read in Logos
John 1:12–13: But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name,

NLTNew Living Translation

But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God,

KJV 1900King James Version

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: