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)

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  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

12 However, to all who received him, those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God’s children, 13 who were born, not merely in a genetic sense,[a] nor from lust,[b] nor from man’s desire, but from the will of[c] God.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:13 Lit. not of bloods
  2. John 1:13 Lit. from desire of the flesh
  3. John 1:13 The Gk. lacks the will of