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Butδὲto all whoὅσοιreceivedἔλαβονhim,αὐτόνhe gaveἔδωκενthemαὐτοῖςthe rightἐξουσίανto becomeγενέσθαιchildrenτέκναof God,θεοῦto those whoτοῖςbelieveπιστεύουσινinεἰςhis name,τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ
John 1:12
Study it in the app“But to all who received him, he gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,”
Those who receive Jesus are given the right to become God's childrenGrace
With the Greek beneath
John 1:12, word by word
- receivedἔλαβονelabon
receive
To be given something, like the Spirit.
Where else “elabon” appears- he gaveἔδωκενedōken
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “edōken” appears- the rightἐξουσίανexousian
right
The freedom to do something, which one is entitled to.
Where else “exousian” appears- to becomeγενέσθαιgenesthai
become
To turn into something new, different from before.
Where else “genesthai” appears- childrenτέκναtekna
child
Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.
Where else “tekna” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- believeπιστεύουσινpisteuousin
trust
To trust in God or in Jesus.
Where else “pisteuousin” appears- his nameὄνομαonoma
name
The word by which a person or thing is called, which often says who they are.
Where else “onoma” appears
The context
11He came to what was his own, and his own people did not receive him.
12 · This verse (above)
13who were born not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of a man, but of God.
To study John 1 in a group
1. What it says
What does the beginning of this chapter say about the Word: where it was, what it was, and what came to be through it? (vv. 1-14)
2. What it means
John says those who received the Word were given authority to become children of God. What does “receiving him” mean in this chapter? (vv. 11-13)
3. How I live it
Jesus asked the first disciples, “What are you looking for?” and invited them, “Come and you will see” (vv. 38-39). What are you looking for today?