John 1:12

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Summary

John 1:12

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:

Received

Matthew 10:40

Matthew 18:5

Colossians 2:6

To them

Even

1 John 5:12

General references

Bible References

Received

"He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.

Whoever receives one little child like this in my name receives me.

Therefore as you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so live in him,

To them

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Therefore come out from them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.

For you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.

Because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, "Abba! Father!"

By these he has granted to us his precious and very great promises, so that through them you may escape from the corruption that is in the world because of lust, and become partakers of the divine nature.

See what love the Father has given us, that we should be called children of God! And so we are! The reason why the world does not know us is that it did not know him.

Even

Now when he was in Jerusalem at the Passover feast, many believed in his name when they saw the signs which he did.

He who believes in him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.

but these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing you may have life in his name.

and in his name will the Gentiles hope."

And his name, by faith in his name, has made this man strong whom you see and know; and the faith which comes through Jesus has given him perfect health in the presence of you all.

And this is his commandment: that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, just as he has commanded us.

He who has the Son has life; he who does not have the Son of God does not have life.

General references

For even his brothers did not believe in him.

He who is of God hears the words of God; the reason you do not hear them is that you are not of God."

So it depends not upon man's will or exertion, but upon God's mercy.

For you are all sons of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.