John 1:12

American Standard Version (1901)

But as many as received him, to them gave he the right to become children of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:

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  • Gal 3:26 : 26 For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 John 3:1 : 1 Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
  • Rom 8:14 : 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
  • 2 Cor 6:17-18 : 17 Wherefore Come ye out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, And touch no unclean thing; And I will receive you, 18 And will be to you a Father, And ye shall be to me sons and daughters, saith the Lord Almighty.
  • Col 2:6 : 6 As therefore ye received Christ Jesus the Lord, [so] walk in him,
  • Isa 56:5 : 5 Unto them will I give in my house and within my walls a memorial and a name better than of sons and of daughters; I will give them an everlasting name, that shall not be cut off.
  • Matt 10:40 : 40 He that receiveth you receiveth me, and he that receiveth me receiveth him that sent me.
  • John 3:18 : 18 He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.
  • Jer 3:19 : 19 But I said, How I will put thee among the children, and give thee a pleasant land, a goodly heritage of the hosts of the nations! and I said, Ye shall call me My Father, and shall not turn away from following me.
  • Matt 18:5 : 5 And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:
  • 1 John 5:12-13 : 12 He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life. 13 These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.
  • 1 John 3:23 : 23 And this is his commandment, that we should believe in the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, even as he gave us commandment.
  • John 1:7 : 7 The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.
  • Gal 4:6 : 6 And because ye are sons, God sent forth the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
  • Hos 1:10 : 10 Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor 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, [Ye are] the sons of the living God.
  • Matt 12:21 : 21 And in his name shall the Gentiles hope.
  • John 11:52 : 52 and not for the nation only, but that he might also gather together into one the children of God that are scattered abroad.
  • John 20:31 : 31 but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.
  • Acts 3:16 : 16 And by faith in his name hath his name made this man strong, whom ye behold and know: yea, the faith which is through him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
  • 2 Pet 1:4 : 4 whereby he hath granted unto us his precious and exceeding great promises; that through these ye may become partakers of the divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in that world by lust.
  • John 2:23 : 23 Now when he was in Jerusalem at the passover, during the feast, many believed on his name, beholding his signs which he did.

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  • John 1:13-14
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    13who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

    14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we beheld his glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father), full of grace and truth.

  • John 1:9-11
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    9There was the true light, [even the light] which lighteth every man, coming into the world.

    10He was in the world, and the world was made through him, and the world knew him not.

    11He came unto his own, and they that were his own received him not.

  • 1 John 3:1-2
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    1Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and [such] we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.

    2Beloved, now are we children of God, and it is not yet made manifest what we shall be. We know that, if he shall be manifested, we shall be like him; for we shall see him even as he is.

  • 1 John 5:1
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    1Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is begotten of God: and whosoever loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.

  • John 3:15-16
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    15that whosoever believeth may in him have eternal life.

    16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life.

  • Rom 8:14
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    14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.

  • John 3:18
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    18He that believeth on him is not judged: he that believeth not hath been judged already, because he hath not believed on the name of the only begotten Son of God.

  • John 17:2
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    2even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life.

  • Gal 3:26
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    26For ye are all sons of God, through faith, in Christ Jesus.

  • Eph 1:5-6
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    5having foreordained us unto adoption as sons through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

    6to the praise of the glory of his grace, which he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved:

  • Gal 4:5
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    5that he might redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons.

  • Rom 1:3-5
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    3concerning his Son, who was born of the seed of David according to the flesh,

    4who was declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; [even] Jesus Christ our Lord,

    5through whom we received grace and apostleship, unto obedience of faith among all the nations, for his name's sake;

  • John 1:18
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    18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him] .

  • 1 John 5:11-13
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    11And the witness is this, that God gave unto us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.

    12He that hath the Son hath the life; he that hath not the Son of God hath not the life.

    13These things have I written unto you, that ye may know that ye have eternal life, [even] unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God.

  • Mark 9:37
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    37Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever receiveth me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

  • Col 1:12-13
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    12giving thanks unto the Father, who made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light;

    13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the kingdom of the Son of his love;

  • John 1:6-7
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    6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

    7The same came for witness, that he might bear witness of the light, that all might believe through him.

  • John 1:16
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    16For of his fulness we all received, and grace for grace.

  • Jas 1:18
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    18Of his own will he brought us forth by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

  • Heb 1:4-5
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    4having become by so much better than the angels, as he hath inherited a more excellent name than they.

    5For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, This day have I begotten thee? and again, I will be to him a Father, And he shall be to me a Son?

  • Gal 4:7
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    7So that thou art no longer a bondservant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God.

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    5And whoso shall receive one such little child in my name receiveth me:

  • Mark 10:15
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    15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

  • Luke 9:48
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    48and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

  • 1 John 5:5
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    5And who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?

  • Rom 15:7
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    7Wherefore receive ye one another, even as Christ also received you, to the glory of God.

  • John 20:31
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    31but these are written, that ye may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye may have life in his name.

  • 1 John 2:29
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    29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one also that doeth righteousness is begotten of him.

  • John 3:35-36
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    35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

    36He that believeth on the Son hath eternal life; but he that obeyeth not the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abideth on him.

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    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

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    17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

  • 2 Pet 1:3
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    3seeing that his divine power hath granted unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness, through the knowledge of him that called us by his own glory and virtue;

  • Heb 1:2
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    2hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in [his] Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

  • Acts 10:43
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    43To him bear all the prophets witness, that through his name every one that believeth on him shall receive remission of sins.

  • John 5:23
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    23that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He that honoreth not the Son honoreth not the Father that sent him.

  • Luke 1:32
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    32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: