Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 them gave he privilege to become the sons of God, to them that believe in his name: 13 Who were born, not of blood, nor by the will of the flesh, nor by the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word was made flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father) full of grace and truth.

Cross References

James 1:18

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we might be a kind of first fruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God which liveth and abideth for ever.

1 John 3:9

Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed abideth in him, and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.

John 3:3

Jesus answered and said to him, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his abundant mercy, hath begotten us again to a living hope, by the resurrection of Christ from the dead,

Matthew 3:9

And say not within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father; for I say to you, God is able of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

John 3:5-8

Jesus answered, Verily, verily I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

John 8:33-41

They answered him, We are Abraham's offspring, and were never inslaved to any man: how sayest thou, Ye shall be made free.

Romans 9:1-5

I say the truth in Christ, I lie not; my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost?

Romans 9:7-16

Neither because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children, but in Isaac shall thy seed be called:

Romans 10:1-3

Brethren, the desire of my heart, and my prayer to God for Israel is, that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.

Philippians 2:13

For it is God that worketh in you according to his good pleasure, both to will and to do.

Titus 3:5

Not by works of righteousness which we had done, but according to his own mercy he saved us, by the laver of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost.

1 Peter 2:2

and all evil-speakings, As new born babes desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

1 John 2:28-29

And now, beloved children, abide in him, that when he shall appear, we may have 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 loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.

1 John 5:1

Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God; and every one who loveth him that begat, loveth him also that is begotten of him.

1 John 5:4

For whosoever is born of God overcometh the world; and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

1 John 5:18

We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not;

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