Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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.

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 He gave the right to become children of God, to those believing in His name; 13 who were born, not of bloods, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 14 And the Word became flesh, and tabernacled among us, (and we beheld His glory??lory as of the Only Begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.


Cross References

James 1:18

Having willed it, He brought us forth with a word of truth, that we might be a certain first-fruit of His creatures.

1 Peter 1:23

having been begotten again, not of corruptible seed, but incorruptible, through the word of God, that lives and abides.

1 John 3:9

Whosoever has been begotten of God sins not; 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, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born anew, he cannot see the Kingdom of God."

1 Peter 1:3

Blessed be the God and Father of out Lord Jesus Christ, Who, according to His abundant mercy, begat us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,

Matthew 3:9

and think not to say within yourselves, 'As a father we have Abraham;' for I say to you, that God is able out of these stones to raise up children to Abraham.

John 3:5-8

Jesus answered, "Verily, verily, I say to you, unless one be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the Kingdom of God.

John 8:33-41

They answered Him, "We are Abraham's seed, and to no one have we at any time been in bondage; how sayest Thou, 'Ye shall be made free?'

Romans 9:1-5

I am speaking a truth in Christ?? am not lying, my conscience testifying with me in the Holy Spirit??2 that I have great sorrow and unceasing pain in my heart

Romans 9:7-16

neither, because they are Abraham's seed, are they all children; but, "In Isaac shall your seed be called."

Romans 10:1-3

Brethren, the desire, indeed, of my heart, and my supplication to God in their behalf, is that they may be saved.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted, Apollos watered; but God causeth it to grow.

Philippians 2:13

for it is God Who is working in you both to will and to work for His good pleasure.

Titus 3:5

not by works of righteousness which we did, but according to His mercy, He saved us through a washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit;

1 Peter 2:2

as new-born babes, long ye for the spiritual, unadulterated milk, that thereby ye may grow unto salvation,

1 John 2:28-29

And now, little children, abide in Him; that, if He shall be manifested, we may have confidence, and not be put away from Him with shame at His coming.

1 John 4:7

Beloved, let us love one another; because love is of God, and every one that loves has been begotten of God, and knows God.

1 John 5:1

Every one who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been begotten of God; and every one who loves Him Who begat loves him also that has been begotten of Him.

1 John 5:4

because all that has been begotten of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that overcomes the world, our faith.

1 John 5:18

We know that every one who has been begotten of God sins not; but he who was begotten of God keeps himself, and the evil one touches him not.

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