John 1:13 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:13

11 ^aHe came to His¹ own, and His own did not receive Him.

12 But ^aas many as received Him, to them He gave the¹ right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

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

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14 ^aAnd the Word ^bbecame ^cflesh and dwelt among us, and ^dwe beheld His glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, ^efull of grace and truth.

15 ^aJohn bore witness of Him and cried out, saying, “This was He of whom I said, ^b‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, ^cfor He was before me.’ ”

16 And of His ^afullness we have all received, and grace for grace.

Verse Comparison: John 1:13

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American Standard Version
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Amplified® Bible
Who owe their birth neither to bloods nor to the will of the flesh [that of physical impulse] nor to the will of man [that of a natural father], but to God. [They are born of God!]

Contemporary English Version
They were not God's children by nature or because of any human desires. God himself was the one who made them his children.

Darby English Version
who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.

Good News Bible
They did not become God's children by natural means, that is, by being born as the children of a human father; God himself was their Father.

International Standard Version
who were born, not merely in a physical sense, or from a fleshly impulse, or from man's desire, but of God.

King James Version
Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

New American Standard Bible
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

New International Version
children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God.

New King James Version
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
who received birth, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

Young's Literal Translation
who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.

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