John 1:12

But all who have received Him, to them--that is, to those who trust in His name--He has given the privilege of becoming children of God;

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

In Context

11He came to the things that were His own, and His own people gave Him no welcome.

13who were begotten as such not by human descent, nor through an impulse of their own nature, nor through the will of a human father, but from God.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:21And on His name shall the nations rest their hopes."

John 1:7He came as a witness, in order that he might give testimony concerning the Light--so that all might believe through him.

John 3:18He who trusts in Him does not come up for judgement. He who does not trust has already received sentence, because he has not his trust resting on the name of God's only Son.

John 20:31But these have been recorded in order that you may believe that He is the Christ, the Son of God, and that, through believing, you may have Life through 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 →

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