11 translations · Greek
John 1:12
But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
John 1:12 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- KJV King James Version
- 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:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 Literal Standard Version
- but as many as received Him, to them He gave authority to become sons of God—to those believing in His Name,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- But to all those who accepted him and trusted in him, he gave the right to become God's children.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- but as many as did receive him to them he gave authority to become sons of God — to those believing in his name,
- DBY Darby Translation
- but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But as many as received him, to them he gave power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅσοι | hosoi | all who | G3745 ὅσος just as/how much |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| ἔλαβον | elabon | did receive | G2983 λαμβάνω to take |
| αὐτόν | auton | Him | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἔδωκεν | edōken | He gave | G1325 δίδωμι to give |
| αὐτοῖς | autois | to | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
| ἐξουσίαν | exousian | the right | G1849 ἐξουσία authority |
| τέκνα | tekna | children | G5043 τέκνον child |
| Θεοῦ | Theou | of God | G2316 θεός God |
| γενέσθαι | genesthai | to become | G1096 γίνομαι to be |
| τοῖς | tois | to those | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πιστεύουσιν | pisteuousin | who believed | G4100 πιστεύω to trust (in) |
| εἰς | eis | in | G1519 εἰς toward |
| τὸ | to | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὄνομα | onoma | name | G3686 ὄνομα name |
| αὐτοῦ | autou | His | G846 αὐτός it/s/he |
Related verses
- Galatians 3:26
For you are all children of God, through faith in Christ Jesus.
- Romans 8:14
For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are children of God.
- 1 John 3:1
See how great a love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God! For this cause the world doesn’t know us, because it didn’t know him.
- 2 Corinthians 6:17–18
Therefore “‘Come out from among them, and be separate,’ says the Lord. ‘Touch no unclean thing. I will receive you. I will be to you a Father. You will be to me sons and daughters,’ says the Lord Almighty.”
- Galatians 4:6
And because you are children, God sent out the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, “Abba, Father!”
- John 3:18
He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
- Matthew 10:40
He who receives you receives me, and he who receives me receives him who sent me.
- 1 John 5:12–13
He who has the Son has the life. He who doesn’t have God’s Son doesn’t have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, that you may know that you have eternal life, and that you may continue to believe in the name of the Son of God.
- Colossians 2:6
As therefore you received Christ Jesus, the Lord, walk in him,
- Isaiah 56:5
I will give them in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters. I will give them an everlasting name, that will not be cut off.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
11 He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
12 But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe 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 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
Read all of John 1 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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