John 1:13

13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

John 1:13 in Other Translations

13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

13 They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

13 These are the God-begotten, not blood-begotten, not flesh-begotten, not sex-begotten.

13 who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

13 These people didn't become God's children in a physical way--from a human impulse or from a husband's desire [to have a child]. They were born from God.

13 who were born, not of blood, or of the will of the flesh, or of the will of man, but of God.

13 To be a child of God has nothing to do with human parents. Children of God are not born because of human choice or because a husband wants them to be born. They are born because of what God does.

John 1:13 In-Context

11 He came to that which was his own, but his own did not receive him.

12 Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

13 children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God.

14 The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.

15 (John testified concerning him. He cried out, saying, “This is the one I spoke about when I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me because he was before me.’ ”)

Cross References

• 1. John 3:6; Titus 3:5; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; 1 John 3:9; 1 John 4:7; 1 John 5:1,4