John 1:12

In 9 translations

BSB

But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

KJV

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

WEB

But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:

ASV

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name:

LSV

but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,

YLT

but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,

DBY

but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;Elohim

DRC

But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.

GNV

But as many as receiued him, to them he gaue prerogatiue to be the sonnes of God, euen to them that beleeue in his Name.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ,

RP2018

Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ·

TR-Boyd

Ὅσοι δὲ ἔλαβον αὐτόν, ἔδωκεν αὐτοῖς ἐξουσίαν τέκνα Θεοῦ γενέσθαι, τοῖς πιστεύουσιν εἰς τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ·

SCR1894

οσοι δε ελαβον αυτον εδωκεν αυτοις εξουσιαν τεκνα θεου γενεσθαι τοις πιστευουσιν εις το ονομα αυτου

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• Galatians 3:26You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 8:14For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
• 1 John 3:1Behold what manner of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God. And that is what we are! The reason the world does not know us is that it did not know Him.
• 2 Corinthians 6:17–18“Therefore come out from among them and be separate, says the Lord. Touch no unclean thing, and I will receive you.” And: “I will be a Father to you, and you will be My sons and daughters, says the Lord Almighty.”
• Galatians 4:6And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”
• John 3:18Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
• Matthew 10:40He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives the One who sent Me.
• Colossians 2:6Therefore, just as you have received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to walk in Him,
• 1 John 5:12–13Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
• Isaiah 56:5I will give them, in My house and within My walls, a memorial and a name better than that of sons and daughters. I will give them an everlasting name that will not be cut off.
• John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
• 2 Peter 1:4Through these He has given us His precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, now that you have escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
• Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called…
• Matthew 12:21In His name the nations will put their hope.”
• 1 John 3:23And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
• Jeremiah 3:19Then I said, ‘How I long to make you My sons and give you a desirable land, the most beautiful inheritance of all the nations!’ I thought you would call Me ‘Father’ and never turn away from following Me.

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