Parallel Verses
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].
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.
A Conservative Version
who were begotten, not from blood, nor from a will of flesh, nor from a will of man, but from 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].
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 He gave all those who did welcome Him the opportunity of becoming children of God by believing in His name [i.e., as the Messiah]. 13 [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]. 14 [Eventually] this Word became a human being and lived among us [Note: The word "lived" here refers to pitching a temporary tent]. (And we saw His splendor; such splendor as belongs to the Father's only Son), full of God's favor and truth.
Names
Cross References
James 1:18
It was God's purpose to bring us into being [spiritually] by the message of truth, so that we could become a kind of "firstfruits" of those He created. [Note: "Firstfruits" here suggests either that Christians are the best of all of God's creatures (Num. 18:12), or that they were the first to be converted, with many more to come].
1 Peter 1:23
You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.
1 John 3:9
No one who has been [spiritually] conceived [and eventually born] by God continues to live a sinful life, because God's seed [i.e., His word, See Luke 8:11] continues to live in his heart, so he cannot [continue a life of] sin, because he has been conceived by God.
John 3:3
Jesus said to him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot see the kingdom of God [i.e., enter it. See verse 5], unless he is born from above [Note: The words "from above" are also used in verse 31, but in this place they could also mean "again," or "anew" and refer to the source of a person's second birth].
1 Peter 1:3
God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, is to be praised for being so merciful as to have given us a new birth, which provides for us a hope of never ending life through the means of Jesus Christ's return from the dead.
Matthew 3:9
and quit thinking to yourselves, we claim Abraham as our forefather, because I tell you, God is able to make Abraham's children out of these stones.
John 3:5-8
Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I tell you, a person cannot enter the kingdom of God unless he is born out of water and the Holy Spirit.
John 8:33-41
They replied to Him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have never been slaves to anyone. How can you say, 'You will be set free'?"
Romans 9:1-5
I am telling [you] the truth in Christ [i.e., since I am a Christian]; I am not lying. My conscience, [confirmed] by the Holy Spirit, supports my statements [as true],
Romans 9:7-16
Neither are all [Jewish] people children [of God], [simply] because they are Abraham's descendants. But [Gen. 21:12 says], "It is through Isaac that you [i.e., Abraham] will have descendants."
Romans 10:1-3
Brothers, my heart's desire and [fervent] request to God is for the salvation of my fellow-Jews. [See 9:3-4].
1 Corinthians 3:6
I [Paul] planted [i.e., preached God's word], Apollos watered [it], but God made it grow.
Philippians 2:13
for it is God who is at work in you, both to motivate the desire and to carry out what pleases Him.
Titus 3:5
He saved us, not because of any good deeds we ourselves had done, but because of His mercy. [He saved us] through the washing of new birth [Note: This refers to our immersion in water] and the renewing [work] of the Holy Spirit,
1 Peter 2:2
[So], like newly born babies, you should desire the genuine, spiritual milk [i.e., God's word. See Heb. 5:12-13], so that by it you may grow toward [final] salvation,
1 John 2:28-29
And now, little children [i.e., dear ones], continue to live in [fellowship with] Christ, so that when He appears, we may have boldness and not have [any reason] to be ashamed in front of Him at His [second] coming.
1 John 4:7
Loved ones, we should have love for one another, because love comes from [the very nature of] God, and every person who [continually] loves [others] has been [spiritually] conceived by God [See 2:29; 3:9], and knows [he is in fellowship with] God.
1 John 5:1
Every person who believes that Jesus is the Christ [i.e., God's specially chosen one] has been [spiritually] conceived [and eventually born] by God. And everyone who [continually] loves God, who did the conceiving, also [must continually] love the person whom God has [spiritually] conceived.
1 John 5:4
For whoever [Note: The Greek says "whatever"] is [spiritually] conceived [and eventually born] by God will overcome [the evil influence of] the world. And this is [how] that victory can be gained over the world: [It is through] our faith [in God].
1 John 5:18
We know that every person who has been [spiritually] conceived [by God and eventually born] does not continue in [a life of] sin, but God's one and only conceived [Son] keeps him [from continuing to sin], and the evil one [i.e., Satan] does not continue to touch him [i.e., continue to control his life].