12 But to all who did receive(A) him,(B) he gave them the right(C) to be[a] children(D) of God,(E) to those who believe(F) in his name,(G) 13 who were born,(H) not of natural descent,[b] or of the will(I) of the flesh,(J) or of the will of man,[c] but of God.(K)

14 The Word(L) became flesh(M) and dwelt[d] among us. We observed his glory,(N) the glory as the one and only(O) Son[e] from the Father, full of grace and truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1:12 Or become
  2. 1:13 Lit blood
  3. 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
  4. 1:14 Or and dwelt in a tent; lit and tabernacled
  5. 1:14 Son is implied from the reference to the Father and from Gk usage.

12 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:

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.

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