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John 1:11–13

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11He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.p 12Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believedq in his name,r he gave the right to become children of Gods—13children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.t

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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.

Cross references

  1. pIsa 53:3
  2. qver 7; See Jn 3:15
  3. rSee 1 Jn 3:23
  4. sDt 14:1; See Ro 8:14; 8:16, 21; Eph 5:1; 1 Jn 3:1, 2
  5. tJn 3:6; Tit 3:5; Jas 1:18; 1 Pe 1:23; 1 Jn 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. But to all who did receive him, he gave them the right to be children of God, to those who believe in his name, who were born, not of natural descent, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

NLTNew Living Translation

He came to his own people, and even they rejected him. But to all who believed him and accepted him, he gave the right to become children of God. They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

He came to his own things, and his own people did not receive him. But as many as received him—to those who believe in his name—he gave to them authority to become children of God, who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.

KJV 1900King James Version

He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 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: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.