12 But [a]as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become (A)children of God, (B)to those who [b]believe in His name, 13 (C)who were [c]born, not of [d]blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.

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  1. John 1:12 Or all who received
  2. John 1:12 Or trust in
  3. John 1:13 Or fathered
  4. John 1:13 Lit bloods

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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  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