John 1:12 - Forerunner Commentary

John 1:12

10 He was in the world, and the world was made through Him, and ^athe world did not know Him.

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.’ ”

Verse Comparison: John 1:12

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American Standard Version
But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, `even' to them that believe on his name:

Amplified® Bible
But to as many as did receive {and} welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name--

Contemporary English Version
Yet some people accepted him and put their faith in him. So he gave them the right to be the children of God.

Darby English Version
but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;

Good News Bible
Some, however, did receive him and believed in him; so he gave them the right to become God's children.

International Standard Version
However, to all who received him, to those believing in his name, he gave authority to become God's children,

King James Version
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:

New American Standard Bible
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, {even} to those who believe in His name,

New International Version
Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

New King James Version
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name:

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, even to those who believe in His name,

Young's Literal Translation
but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God -- to those believing in his name,

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