John 1:13 BSB — MannaFest

John 1:13

children born not of blood, nor of the desire or will of man, but born of God.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

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

KJV

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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Commentary

7 voices

Irenaeus

Against Heresies Book V (202)

Vain also are the Ebionites, who do not receive by faith into their soul the union of God and man, but who remain in the old leaven of [the natural] birth, and who do not choose to understand that the Holy Ghost came upon Mary, and the power of the Most High did overshadow her: wherefore also what was generated is a holy thing, and the Son of the Most High God the Father of all, who effected the incarnation of this being, and showed forth a new [kind of] generation; that as by the former generation we inherited death, so by this new generation we might inherit life.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

Which were born not of blood,.... Or bloods, in the plural number.

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

Who were born - Who became the sons of God, not of blood - Not by descent from Abraham, nor by the will of the flesh - By natural generation, nor by the will of man - Adopting them, but of God - By his Spirit.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of corruptible seed, 1 Pet. i. Man is called flesh and blood, because thence he has his original: but we do not become the children of God as we become the children of our natural parents. Note, Grace does not run in the blood, as corruption does.

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Which were born - This doubtless refers to the “new birth,” or to the great change in the sinner’s mind called regeneration or conversion. It means that they did not become the children of God in virtue of their natural birth, or because they were the children of “Jews,” or because they were descended from pious parents. The term “to be born” is often used to denote this change. Compare Joh 3:3-8; 1Jn 2:29. It illustrates clearly and beautifully this great change. The natural birth introduces us to life. The new birth is the beginning of spiritual life.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
οἳ	hoi	who	G3739 →
οὐκ	ouk	not [born]	G3756 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
αἱμάτων	haimatōn	blood	G129 →
οὐδὲ	oude	nor [born]	G3761 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
θελήματος	thelēmatos	will	G2307 →
σαρκὸς	sarkos	of flesh	G4561 →
οὐδὲ	oude	nor [born]	G3761 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
θελήματος	thelēmatos	will	G2307 →
ἀνδρὸς	andros	of man	G435 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
ἐκ	ek	of	G1537 →
θεοῦ	theou	God	G2316 →
ἐγεννήθησαν.	egennēthēsan	were born.	G1080 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:23
  For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
  Reached by 3 independent paths from here.
- 1 John 5:4
  because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
- Romans 15:13
  Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you believe in Him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Titus 3:4–6
  But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared,
- Ephesians 1:7
  In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace
Through
1 Peter 1:23
For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
leads to
- 1 Peter 1:3
  Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By His great mercy He has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
1 John 3:9
Anyone born of God refuses to practice sin, because God’s seed abides in him; he cannot go on sinning, because he has been born of God.
leads to
- 1 John 5:18
  We know that anyone born of God does not keep on sinning; the One who was born of God protects him, and the evil one cannot touch him.
Through
James 1:18
He chose to give us birth through the word of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of His creation.
leads to
- Romans 8:29–31
  For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers.