Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 to all who receive him, to them he has given the right to become children of God, even to those who trust in his name; 13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh and tented with us. And we gazed on his glory??lory as of the Father's only Son??ull of grace and truth.


Cross References

James 1:18

Because he willed, he gave us birth through the word of truth, so that we should be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

For you have been born anew, not of perishable, but of imperishable seed, by the living, lasting word of God.

1 John 3:9

Whoever is a child of God cannot go on sinning, because his seed is abiding in him; and he cannot go on sinning because he is a child of God.

John 3:3

"In very truth I tell you," answered Jesus, "that unless a man is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whose great mercy we have been born anew into a living hope, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead;

Matthew 3:9

And do not presume to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father'?? tell you that out of these very stones God is able to raise up descendants for Abraham.

John 3:5-8

"I tell you solemnly," Jesus answered, "that unless a man is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.

John 8:33-41

"We are descendants of Abraham," they replied, "and have never been in slavery to any man. What do you mean by saying, 'You shall become free'?"

Romans 9:1-5

I am speaking the truth in Christ, it is no lie. My conscience bears me witness in the Holy Spirit that I have deep sorrow

Romans 9:7-16

they are not all children of Abraham because they are Abraham's descendants. The promise was, In Isaac shall thy posterity be called.

Romans 10:1-3

Brothers, the longing of my heart and my prayer to God is for my countrymen, that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered, but God made the seed grow.

Philippians 2:13

for it is God who, in his good-will is ever working in you both will and deed.

Titus 3:5

He saved us, not because of any deeds that we had done in righteousness, But because of his own pity for us. He saved us by that washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit

1 Peter 2:2

Like new-born babes long for the pure spiritual milk to make you grow up into salvation;

1 John 2:28-29

And now continue to abide in him, my children, so that when he shall appear we may have cheerful confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another; for love is of God; and every one that loves us a child of God.

1 John 5:1

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God; and every one who loves the Father, loves him also who is the Father's Child.

1 John 5:4

For whoever is a child of God is overcoming the world; and our faith is the victory that has overcome the world.

1 John 5:18

We know that whoever is a child of God is not habitually committing sin; but he who is God's child guards himself, and the Evil One never touches him.

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