John 1:13

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¹¹ He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him.

¹² But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—

children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

¹⁴ The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵ John testified concerning Him. He cried out, saying, “This is He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because He was before me.’”

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.
KJV: Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
WEB: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
ASV: who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
DARBY: who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
BLB: who were born not of blood, nor of will of flesh, nor of will of man, but of God.

ÅB: og de er født ikke av blod, heller ikke av kjøds vilje, heller ikke av manns vilje, men av Gud.
OTB: barn født ikke av naturlig avstamning, heller ikke av menneskelig beslutning eller en manns vilje, men født av Gud.
B1930: og de er født ikke av blod, heller ikke av kjøds vilje, heller ikke av manns vilje, men av Gud.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

1 John 3:9
Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
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James 1:18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
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1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
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1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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John 3:5–8
Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit.
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1 John 5:4
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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1 John 2:28–29
And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
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Titus 3:5
He saved us, not by the righteous deeds we had done, but according to His mercy, through the washing of new birth and renewal by the Holy Spirit.
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