Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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

who were born,
not of blood,
or of the will of the flesh,
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].

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.

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.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

γεννάω 
Gennao 
Usage: 84

not
οὐ 
Ou 
not, no, cannot ,
Usage: 1032

of
ἐκ ἐξ 
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,
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Usage: 709

αἷμα 
Haima 
Usage: 83

nor
οὐδέ 
Oude 
οὐδέ 
Oude 
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
Usage: 83
Usage: 83

the will
θέλημα 
thelema 
θέλημα 
thelema 
will, desire, pleasure
will, desire, pleasure
Usage: 45
Usage: 45

of the flesh
σάρξ 
Sarx 
Usage: 130

of man
ἀνήρ 
Aner 
man, husband, sir, fellow, not tr
Usage: 198

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

Devotionals

Devotionals about John 1:13

Images John 1:13

Prayers for John 1:13

Context Readings

The Prologue To John's Gospel

12 But as many as received him--to those who believe in his name--he gave to them authority to become children of God, 13 who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a husband, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and took up residence among us, and we saw his glory, glory as of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.

Cross References

James 1:18

[By his] will he gave birth to us through the message of truth, so that we should be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

[because you] have been born again, not from perishable seed but imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

1 John 3:9

Everyone who is fathered by God does not practice sin, because his seed resides in him, and [he is] not able to sin, because he has been fathered by God.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born from above, he is not able to see the kingdom of God."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed [be] the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

Genesis 25:22

And the children in her womb jostled each other, and she said, "{If it is going to be like this, why be pregnant}?" And she went to inquire of Yahweh.

Genesis 25:28

And Isaac loved Esau because {he could eat of his game}, but Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 27:4

Then make for me tasty food like I love, and bring [it] to me. And I will eat [it] so that I can bless you before I die.

Genesis 27:33

Then Isaac {trembled violently}. Then he said, "Who then [was] he that hunted wild game and brought [it] to me, and I ate [it] all before you came, and I blessed him? Moreover, he will be blessed!"

Psalm 110:3

Your people {will volunteer} in the day of your power. In holy splendor, from [the] womb of [the] dawn, you will have the dew of your youth.

Matthew 3:9

And do not think to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham [as] father.' For I say to you that God is able to raise up children for Abraham from these stones!

John 3:5-8

Jesus answered, "Truly, truly I say to you, unless someone is born of water and spirit, he is not able to enter into the kingdom of God.

John 8:33-41

They replied to him, "We are descendants of Abraham and have not been enslaved to anyone at any time. How do you say, 'You will become free'?"

Romans 9:1-5

I am telling the truth in Christ--[I am] not lying; my conscience bears witness to me in the Holy Spirit--

Romans 9:7-16

nor [are they] all children because they are descendants of Abraham, but "In Isaac will your descendants be named."

Romans 10:1-3

Brothers, the desire of my heart and my prayer to God on behalf of them [is] for [their] salvation.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered, but God was causing [it] to grow.

Philippians 2:13

For the one at work in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure, is God.

Titus 3:5

he saved us, not by deeds of righteousness that we have done, but because of his mercy, through the washing of regeneration and renewal by the Holy Spirit,

1 Peter 2:2

like newborn infants long for the unadulterated spiritual milk, so that by it you may grow up to salvation,

1 John 2:28-29

And now, little children, remain in him, so that whenever he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, let us love one another, because love is from God, and everyone who loves has been fathered by God and knows God.

1 John 5:1

Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been fathered by God, and everyone who loves {the father} also loves the [child] fathered by him.

1 John 5:4

because everyone who is fathered by God conquers the world.

1 John 5:18

We know that everyone who is fathered by God does not sin, but the one fathered by God, he protects him, and the evil one does not touch him.

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