John 1:12
but as many as received him, to them gave he [the] right to be children of God, to those that believe on his name;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
11He came to his own, and his own received him not;
13who have been born, not of blood, nor of flesh's will, nor of man's will, but of God.
Cross References
Isaiah 56:5even unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a place and a name better than of sons and daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
Hosea 1:10Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea which cannot be measured or numbered; and it shall come to pass, [that] in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, it shall be said unto them, Sons of the living God.
Matthew 12:21and on his name shall [the] nations hope.
John 1:7He came for witness, that he might witness concerning the light, that all might believe through him.
John 3:18He that believes on him is not judged: but he that believes not has been already judged, because he has not believed on the name of the only-begotten Son of God.
John 20:31but these are written that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing ye might have life in his name.
Matthew Henry on John 1:7-15
The Testimony of John Baptist; Christ's Incarnation. 6 There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. 7 The same came for a witness, to bear witness of the Light, that all men through him might believe. 8 He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness of that Light. 9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world knew him not. 11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not. 12 But as many as… Read the whole commentary →