John Chapter 1 verse 13 Holy Bible
who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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Whose birth was from God and not from blood, or from an impulse of the flesh and man's desire.
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who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
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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.
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who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
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who -- not of blood nor of a will of flesh, nor of a will of man but -- of God were begotten.
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) Which were born.--The result of receiving Him remains to be explained. How could they become "sons of God?" The word which has been used (John 1:12) excludes the idea of adoption, and asserts the natural relation of child to father. The nation claimed this through its descent from Abraham. But they are Abraham's children who are of Abraham's faith. There is a higher generation, which is spiritual, while they thought only of the lower, which is physical. The condition is the submissive receptivity of the human spirit. The origin of life is "not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."Parallel Commentaries ...Greek[children]οἳ (hoi)Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralStrong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. bornἐγεννήθησαν (egennēthēsan)Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralStrong's 1080: From a variation of genos; to procreate; figuratively, to regenerate.notοὐκ (ouk)AdverbStrong's 3756: No, not. Also ouk, and ouch a primary word; the absolute negative adverb; no or not.ofἐξ (ex)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.blood,αἱμάτων (haimatōn)Noun - Genitive Neuter PluralStrong's 129: Blood, literally, figuratively or specially; by implication, bloodshed, also kindred.norοὐδὲ (oude)ConjunctionStrong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.[the] desireθελήματος (thelēmatos)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.[or]οὐδὲ (oude)ConjunctionStrong's 3761: Neither, nor, not even, and not. From ou and de; not however, i.e. Neither, nor, not even.willθελήματος (thelēmatos)Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularStrong's 2307: An act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires. From the prolonged form of ethelo; a determination, i.e. choice or inclination.of man,ἀνδρὸς (andros)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.but [born]ἀλλ’ (all’)ConjunctionStrong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.ofἐκ (ek)PrepositionStrong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.God.Θεοῦ (Theou)Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularStrong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.Jump to PreviousBegotten Birth Blood Born Children Decision Descent Desire Flesh Human Husband's Impulse Natural Nature
