“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
John 1:12 - The Text-Critical English New Testament But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But to as many as did receive and welcome Him, He gave the authority (power, privilege, right) to become the children of God, that is, to those who believe in (adhere to, trust in, and rely on) His name–[Isa. 56:5.] American Standard Version (1901) But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, even to them that believe on his name: Common English Bible But those who did welcome him, those who believed in his name, he authorized to become God’s children, Catholic Public Domain Version Yet whoever did accept him, those who believed in his name, he gave them the power to become the sons of God. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But as many as received him, he gave them power to be made the sons of God, to them that believe in his name. |
“Whoever receives you receives me, and whoever receives me receives him who sent me.
And whoever receives one little child such as this in my name receives me,
He came as a witness to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.
and not only for the nation, but also to gather into one the children of God scattered abroad.)
While Jesus was in Jerusalem during the feast of the Passover, many believed in his name because they saw the signs he was doing.
But these have been written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.
Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has been condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God.
By faith in his name, his name has strengthened this man whom you see and know, and the faith that is through Jesus has given him this perfect health in the presence of you all.
The Spirit himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God.
The creation waits with eager longing for the sons of God to be revealed.
And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying out, “Abba! Father!”
Therefore, just as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, continue to walk in him,
Through these he has given us his precious and magnificent promises, so that through them you may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world because of evil desires.
See what great love the Father has lavished upon us, that we should be called children of God! The reason the world does not know you is that it did not know him.
By this the children of God and the children of the devil are revealed: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.
Beloved, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. But we know that when he appears, we will be like him, because we will see him as he is.
And this is his commandment, that we believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ and love one another, just as he commanded.