John 1:13

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

They became God’s children, but not in the way babies are usually born. It was not because of any human desire or plan. They were born from God himself.

Cross References

1 John 3:9

Those who are God’s children do not continue to sin, because the new life God gave them stays in them. They cannot keep sinning, because they have become children of God.

James 1:18

God decided to give us life through the true message he sent to us. He wanted us to be the most important of all that he created.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again. This new life did not come from something that dies. It came from something that cannot die. You were born again through God’s life-giving message that lasts forever.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God has great mercy, and because of his mercy he gave us a new life. This new life brings us a living hope through Jesus Christ’s resurrection from death.

1 John 5:4

because everyone who is a child of God has the power to win against the world. It is our faith that has won the victory against the world.

1 John 4:7

Dear friends, we should love each other, because love comes from God. Everyone who loves has become God’s child. And so everyone who loves knows God.

Titus 3:5

He saved us because of his mercy, not because of any good things we did. He saved us through the washing that made us new people. He saved us by making us new through the Holy Spirit.

Philippians 2:13

Yes, it is God who is working in you. He helps you want to do what pleases him, and he gives you the power to do it.

1 Corinthians 3:6

I planted the seed and Apollos watered it. But God is the one who made the seed grow.

1 John 5:1

The people who believe that Jesus is the Messiah are God’s children. Anyone who loves the Father also loves the Father’s children.

1 John 5:18

We know that those who have been made God’s children do not continue to sin. The Son of God keeps them safe. The Evil One cannot hurt them.

John 3:3

Jesus answered, “I assure you, everyone must be born again. Anyone who is not born again cannot be in God’s kingdom.”

Matthew 3:9

I know what you are thinking. You want to say, ‘but Abraham is our father!’ That means nothing. I tell you, God could make children for Abraham from these rocks.

Psalm 110:3

Your people will gladly join you when you gather your army together. You will wear your special clothes and meet together early in the morning. Your young men will be all around you like dew on the ground.

Genesis 25:22

While Rebekah was pregnant, the babies inside her struggled with one another. She prayed to the Lord and said, “What is happening to me?”

1 Peter 2:2

Like newborn babies hungry for milk, you should want the pure teaching that feeds your spirit. With it you can grow up and be saved.

Genesis 27:33

Then Isaac became so upset that he began to shake. He said, “Then who was it that cooked and brought me food before you came? I ate it all, and I blessed him. Now it is too late to take back my blessing.”

Genesis 25:28

Isaac loved Esau. He liked to eat the animals Esau killed. But Rebekah loved Jacob.

Genesis 27:4

Prepare the food that I love. Bring it to me, and I will eat it. Then I will bless you before I die.”