John 1:12-13
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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 blood,[b]
or of the will(I) of the flesh,(J)
or of the will of man,[c]
but of God.(K)
Footnotes
- John 1:12 Or become
- John 1:13 Lit bloods; the pl form of blood occurs only here in the NT. It may refer either to lineal descent (that is, blood from one’s father and mother) or to the OT sacrificial system (that is, the various blood sacrifices). Neither is the basis for birth into the family of God.
- John 1:13 Or not of human lineage, or of human capacity, or of human volition
John 3:3-7
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3 Jesus replied, “I assure you: Unless someone is born again,[a](A) he cannot see the kingdom of God.”(B)
4 “But how can anyone be born when he is old?” Nicodemus asked Him. “Can he enter his mother’s womb a second time and be born?”
5 Jesus answered, “I assure you: Unless someone is born(C) of water and the Spirit,[b](D) he cannot enter the kingdom of God. 6 Whatever is born of the flesh(E) is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit(F) is spirit. 7 Do not be amazed that I told you that you[c] must be born(G) again.
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John 8:41
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41 You’re doing what your father does.”(A)
“We weren’t born(B) of sexual immorality,”(C) they said. “We have one Father—God.”(D)
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1 John 3:9
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9 Everyone who has been born of God(A) does not sin,[a] because His[b] seed(B) remains in him; he is not able to sin,[c] because he has been born of God.
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- 1 John 3:9 Or not practice sin
- 1 John 3:9 God’s
- 1 John 3:9 Or to keep on sinning
1 John 4:7
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Knowing God through Love
7 Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been born of God(A) and knows God.
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1 John 5:1
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5 Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Messiah has been born of God,(A) and everyone who loves the Father also loves the one born of Him.
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1 John 5:4
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4 because whatever has been born of God conquers the world. This is the victory that has conquered the world: our faith.
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1 John 5:18
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Conclusion
18 We know that everyone who has been born of God does not sin, but the One[a] who is born of God keeps him,[b][c](A) and the evil one does not touch him.
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- 1 John 5:18 Jesus Christ
- 1 John 5:18 Other mss read himself
- 1 John 5:18 Or the one who is born of God keeps himself
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