who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
John 1:13 in context
John 1:10–16
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He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world didn’t recognize him.
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He came to his own, and those who were his own didn’t receive him.
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But as many as received him, to them he gave the right to become God’s children, to those who believe in his name:
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who 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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The Word became flesh and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the only born Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
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John testified about him. He cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me has surpassed me, for he was before me.’”
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From his fullness we all received grace upon grace.
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