11 He came to (A)his own,[a] and (B)his own people[b] (C)did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, (D)who believed in his name, (E)he gave the right (F)to become (G)children of God, 13 who (H)were born, (I)not of blood (J)nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

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Footnotes

  1. John 1:11 Greek to his own things; that is, to his own domain, or to his own people
  2. John 1:11 People is implied in Greek

11 He came to his own place, but his own people did not accept him. 12 Some people did accept him and they believed in him. He gave authority to those people to become God's children. 13 They did not become God's children in the usual human way. They were not born because some people wanted to have children. They were not born because of what any man decided. No! They were born from God.

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