Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from God.
New American Standard Bible
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.
Holman Bible
not of blood,
or of the will
or of the will of man,
but of God.
International Standard Version
who were born, not merely in a genetic sense, nor from lust, nor from man's desire, but from the will of God.
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
who were born, not of blood [natural conception], nor of the will of the flesh [physical impulse], nor of the will of man [that of a natural father], but of God [that is, a divine and supernatural birth—they are born of God—spiritually transformed, renewed, sanctified].
An Understandable Version
[Such people] were born of God, not of blood ties [i.e., from physical descendants], nor of the will of the flesh [i.e., merely from a sexual desire], nor of the will of man [i.e., from a husband's desire for offspring].
Anderson New Testament
who were begotten, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Bible in Basic English
Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
Common New Testament
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
Daniel Mace New Testament
a birth which they had not from circumcision, nor from the constitution of the body, nor the institution of man, but from God.
Darby Translation
who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
Godbey New Testament
who were born not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Goodspeed New Testament
owing their birth not to nature nor to any human or physical impulse, but to God.
John Wesley New Testament
Who were born, not of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God.
Julia Smith Translation
They were not born of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
King James 2000
Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Lexham Expanded Bible
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God.
Modern King James verseion
who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but were born of God.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
which were born not of blood nor of the will of the flesh, nor yet of the will of man: but of God.
Moffatt New Testament
who owe this birth of theirs to God, not to human blood, nor to any impulse of the flesh or of man.
Montgomery New Testament
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
NET Bible
-- children not born by human parents or by human desire or a husband's decision, but by God.
New Heart English Bible
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Noyes New Testament
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Sawyer New Testament
who are born not of superior blood, nor of a will of the flesh, nor of a will of man, but of God.
The Emphasized Bible
Who - not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but - of God, were born.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For not to natural conception, nor to human instincts, nor to will of man did they owe the new Life, but to God.
Webster
Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Weymouth New Testament
who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from God.
Williams New Testament
who were born of God and not of natural blood nor of physical or human impulse.
World English Bible
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Worrell New Testament
who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Worsley New Testament
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
Youngs Literal Translation
who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
Themes
Adoption » New birth connected with
Holy spirit » Regenerating » Of divine origin
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
John the baptist » John the baptist being sent to prepare the way for jesus Christ
New » Birth » Of divine origin
Rebirth/being born again » Who is born of God
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ
Regeneration » The teaching concerning » Of divine origin
Interlinear
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
ἐκ ἐξ
Ek
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Oude
οὐδέ
Oude
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
Usage: 83
thelema
θέλημα
thelema
Usage: 45
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 1:13
Images John 1:13
Prayers for John 1:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
12 But as many as did accept him, to them he gave power to become children of God, to those who believe in his name, 13 who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us. And we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father, full of grace and truth.
Names
Cross References
James 1:18
Having deliberated, he begot us by the word of truth for us to be a certain first fruit of his creatures.
1 Peter 1:23
begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, through the word of God that lives and remains into the age.
1 John 3:9
Every man who has been begotten of God is not doing sin, because his seed abides in him, and he cannot sin, because he has been begotten of God.
John 3:3
Jesus answered and said to him, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed is the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who begot us again according to his abundant mercy for a living hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
Genesis 25:22
And the children struggled together within her. And she said, If it be so, why do I live? And she went to inquire of LORD.
Genesis 25:28
Now Isaac loved Esau, because he ate of his venison. And Rebekah loved Jacob.
Genesis 27:4
And make savory food for me, such as I love, and bring it to me, that I may eat, that my soul may bless thee before I die.
Genesis 27:33
And Isaac trembled very exceedingly, and said, Who then is he who has taken venison, and brought it me, and I have eaten of all before thou came, and have blessed him? Yea, he shall be blessed.
Psalm 110:3
Thy people offer themselves willingly in the day of thy power, in holy array. Out of the womb of the morning thou have the dew of thy youth.
Matthew 3:9
And think not to say within yourselves, We have a father, Abraham. For I say to you, that God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham.
John 3:5-8
Jesus answered, Truly, truly, I say to thee, If any man is not begotten from water and Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
John 8:33-41
They answered to him, We are Abraham's seed, and have been in bondage to no man, ever. How can thou say, Ye will become free?
Romans 9:1-5
I say the truth in Christ, I do not lie, my conscience testifying to me in the Holy Spirit,
Romans 9:7-16
nor, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children, rather, In Isaac a seed will be called for thee.
Romans 10:1-3
Brothers, truly my heart's desire and my supplication to God for Israel is for salvation.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I planted, Apollos watered, but God caused growth.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who works in you both to desire and to work for approval.
Titus 3:5
he saved us, not of works in righteousness that we did, but according to his mercy through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 2:2
as newborn babes, long for the genuine intellectual milk, so that ye may grow by it,
1 John 2:28-29
And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he is made known, we may have confidence, and not be shamed by him at his coming.
1 John 4:7
Beloved, we should love each other. Because love is of God, and every man who loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.
1 John 5:1
Every man who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten from God, and every man who loves him who begot, also loves him who has been begotten from him.
1 John 5:4
Because everything that has been begotten from God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.
1 John 5:18
We know that every man who has been begotten from God does not sin, but he who was begotten from God keeps himself, and the evil does not touch him.