Parallel Verses
Goodspeed New Testament
owing their birth not to nature nor to any human or physical impulse, but to God.
New American Standard Bible
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
not of blood,
or of the will
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.
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.
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.
Themes
Adoption » New birth connected with
Holy spirit » Regenerating » Of divine origin
Jesus Christ » History of » John's testimony concerning him
John the baptist » John the baptist being sent to prepare the way for jesus Christ
New » Birth » Of divine origin
Rebirth/being born again » Who is born of God
Receiving » Those that receive jesus Christ
Regeneration » The teaching concerning » Of divine origin
Interlinear
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,
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Usage: 709
Oude
οὐδέ
Oude
neither, nor, not, no not, not so much as, then not, not tr,
Usage: 83
thelema
θέλημα
thelema
Usage: 45
References
American
Easton
Fausets
Hastings
Smith
Watsons
Word Count of 37 Translations in John 1:13
Images John 1:13
Prayers for John 1:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Prologue To John's Gospel
12 But to all who did receive him and believe in him he gave the right to become children of God, 13 owing their birth not to nature nor to any human or physical impulse, but to God. 14 So the Word became flesh and blood and lived for a while among us, abounding in blessing and truth, and we saw the honor God had given him, such honor as an only son receives from his father.
Names
Cross References
James 1:18
Of his own accord he brought us into being through the message of truth, so that we might be a kind of first-fruits among his creatures.
1 Peter 1:23
for you have been born anew from a germ not perishable, but imperishable, through the message of the living, everlasting God.
1 John 3:9
No one who is a child of God commits sin, for God's nature remains in his heart, and he cannot sin, because he is a child of God.
John 3:3
Jesus answered him, "I tell you, no one can see the Kingdom of God unless he is born over again from above!"
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! In his great mercy he has caused us to be born anew to a life of hope through Jesus Christ's resurrection from the dead,
Matthew 3:9
Do not suppose that you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham for our forefather,' for I tell you God can produce descendants for Abraham right out of these stones!
John 3:5-8
Jesus answered, "I tell you, if a man does not owe his birth to water and spirit, he cannot get into the Kingdom of God.
John 8:33-41
They answered, "We are descended from Abraham, and have never been anyone's slaves. How can you say to us, 'You will be set free'?"
Romans 9:1-5
I am telling the truth as a Christian, it is no falsehood, for my conscience under the holy Spirit's influence bears me witness in it,
Romans 9:7-16
nor are they all children of Abraham because they are descended from him, but he was told, "The line of Isaac will be called your descendants."
Romans 10:1-3
Brothers, my heart is full of good will toward them; my prayer to God is that they may be saved.
1 Corinthians 3:6
I did the planting, Apollos the watering, but it was God who made the plants grow.
Philippians 2:13
For it is God who in his good will is at work in your hearts, inspiring your will and your action.
Titus 3:5
he saved us, not for any upright actions we had performed, but from his own mercy, through the bath of regeneration and renewal by the holy Spirit,
1 Peter 2:2
and like new-born babes crave the pure spiritual milk that will make you grow up to salvation,
1 John 2:28-29
Now, dear children, keep in union with him, so that if he appears, we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame when he comes.
1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God, and everyone who loves is a child of God and knows God.
1 John 5:1
Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is a child of God, and everyone who loves the Father loves those who are his children.
1 John 5:4
for every child of God is victorious over the world. Our faith is the victory that has triumphed over the world.
1 John 5:18
We know that no child of God commits sin, but the fact that he is God's child protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.