John 1:13
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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of John 1:13
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
- Basic English Bible
who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
- Darby Bible
Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- Webster's Bible
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.
- Weymouth Bible
who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
- World English Bible
nether of the wille of fleische, nether of the wille of man, but ben borun of God.
- Wycliffe Bible
who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
- Youngs Literal Bible
View Wesley's Notes for John 1:13
1:13 Who were born - Who became the sons of God, not of blood - Not by descent from Abraham, nor by the will of the flesh - By natural generation, nor by the will of man - Adopting them, but of God - By his Spirit.
View People's Bible Notes for John 1:13
Joh 1:13 Who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh. The Jews prided themselves on being Abraham's children, and trusted in their blood for salvation. To be a son of God is not a fleshly birth at all, but the spirit of the subject is "born of God". The Savior explains the birth more particularly, in Joh 3:1-8.
Daniel's comment on 2011-02-27 08:49:49:
born not of bloods (literal interpretation). This is referring not to geneology (the term 'seed' is used for this in scripture). It is saying 'not by the blood of offerings and sacrifices. This Divine Birth is not as a result of the work of the cross.
Here is a major failure of the modern church
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